AI & Emerging Technology
Just Security’s expert authors offer strategic analysis on AI, cyber, quantum and other emerging technologies, including the national security implications of AI, global governance frameworks, the evolving cyber risk landscape, and how technology use cases comport with legal and ethical considerations.
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Artificial Intelligence in the Intelligence Community: The Tangled Web of Budget & Acquisition
To successfully integrate AI into the IC, budget and acquisition processes must increase in speed, flexibility, and simplicity.

System Rivalry: How Democracies Must Compete with Digital Authoritarians
On the need to rethink the artificial intelligence challenge as a system rivalry — between digital authoritarianism and democratic models of governance.

Q&A on Court Ordering Facebook to Disclose Content on Myanmar Genocide
Implications for future investigations and more...

Congress’ Access to Individuals’ Private Communications: The Jan. 6 Committee’s Troubling Precedent
How and why federal law — Stored Communications Act — and Constitution may block January 6 Committee’s ability to subpoena telecommunications content.

Revenge of the State: Freedom House Finds Tech Increasingly Serves Authoritarian Ends
Hendrix unpacks the report's broader themes and dives into country reports on United States, India, and China.

Paradigm Shift: The Consequences of Choosing a War Path, and Leaving It
We owe it to the next generation to grapple now with the consequences of remaining at war -- as well as the consequences of choosing not to be -- lest we find ourselves reflexively…

Timeline: Rep. Jim Jordan, a Systematic Disinformation Campaign, and January 6
Starting in August 2020, Jim Jordan's coordinated effort to shape Trump supporters' belief in a stolen presidential election and January 6 as the "ultimate date of significance"…

Embedding Gender in International Humanitarian Law: Is Artificial Intelligence Up to the Task?
The laws of war can sanction uses of force with gendered consequences. Encoding IHL principles into AI systems may reinforce - or correct for - these disparate impacts.

International Law’s Role in Combating Ransomware?
International law has an important role to play in cyberspace, but with regard to the ostensible rules of sovereignty and cyber due diligence, the United States should continue…

Artificial Intelligence in the Intelligence Community: Culture is Critical
The US intelligence community must prioritize addressing its own internal culture in order to engage effectively in the global AI race.

Cybercrime is Dangerous, But a New UN Treaty Could Be Worse for Rights
First proposed by Russia, this dangerous proposal has gained enough support at the United Nations for negotiations to begin early next year.

Living with Two Pandemics: COVID-19 Amid Insecurity in Nigeria
Vaccinations remain in single digits, even as multiple types of violence spread. Yet international aid stands at 20 percent of the need.