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What Happens When We Get What We Pay for: Generative AI and the Sale of Digital Authenticity

As social media platforms become inundated with AI-generated disinformation, digital authenticity and amplification should not be for sale. 
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Truth, Trust, and AI: Justice and Accountability for International Crimes in the Era of Digital Deception

The emergence of deepfakes and synthetic media have called into question the authenticity of user-generated evidence in legal proceedings.
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Introducing the Symposium on AI and Human Rights

Explore the intersection of AI and human rights in this new collaboration between Just Security and UCLA's Promise Institute for Human Rights.
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 29: In this photo illustration, the Facebook logo is displayed on the screen of an iPhone in front of a Meta logo on October 29, 2021 in Paris, France. On October 28, during the Facebook Connect virtual conference, Mark Zuckerberg announced the name change of Facebook, believing that the term Facebook was too closely linked to that of the platform of the same name, launched in 2004. It is now official, the Facebook company changes its name and becomes Meta. (Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images)

The Oversight Board Needs Access to Facebook’s Algorithms to do its Job

Meta should cooperate with Board efforts to delve further into algorithms and provide it with access its needs for effective oversight.

Corruption in Ukraine: Myths and Reality

The head of the Ukrainian Bar Association outlines progress and challenges in this parallel fight to the military battle against Russia.
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The Just Security Podcast: ‘The Walls Have Eyes’ Book Talk — Surviving Migration in The Age of Artificial Intelligence

Petra Molnar’s book "The Walls Have Eyes" is a sweeping portrait of how new technology is transforming borders around the world.
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Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure Imperil Healthcare Access

Services required for the survival of Ukraine’s civilian population – like healthcare – are affected by attacks on energy infrastructure.
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Open Source AI: The Overlooked National Security Imperative

The AI-driven world of the future will be highly dependent on the widespread availability of open source models.
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Clowns, Reverse Boycotts, and Involuntary Walkathons: How Communities are Making Political Violence Backfire

Across the US, community action is raising the costs of political violence while strengthening pro-democracy norms and behaviors.
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The Nuts and Bolts of Enforcing AI Guardrails

More work is needed to ensure U.S. federal agencies have the resources to implement essential AI safeguards.

Assessing the Intelligence Community’s Policy Framework for Commercially Available Information

The ODNI's framework on CAI still gives the intelligence community too much discretion in determining how certain principles are applied.

Anatomy of MAGA Conspiracy of Assassination Attempt Against Trump: What It Tells Us

"There is a through line that is often missing from analysis of these events."
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