Peace & Security

Today’s drones can already navigate indoors, track down humans, and deliver a lethal payload. Attackers willing to kill indiscriminately don’t need to wait for much else.

For decades, no nuclear power could disarm its rivals without provoking devastating retaliation. A large AI lead could change that.

Researchers and policymakers are fixated on the fear of AI launching nuclear weapons—to the neglect of more realistic threats.

The White House is betting that hardware sales will buy software loyalty — a strategy borrowed from 5G that misunderstands how AI actually works.

A response to critiques of Mutually Assured AI Malfunction (MAIM).

The moment AGI is widely released — whether by design or by breach — any guardrails would be as good as gone.

Mutual Assured AI Malfunction (MAIM) hinges on nations observing one another's progress toward superintelligence — but reliable observation is harder than MAIM's authors acknowledge.

The global AI order is still in flux. But when the US and China figure out their path, they may leave little room for others to define their own.

An unchecked autonomous arms race is eroding rules that distinguish civilians from combatants.

Securing AI weights from foreign adversaries would require a level of security never seen before.

President Trump vowed to be a peacemaker. Striking an “AI deal” with China could define global security and his legacy.

Rather than rushing toward catastrophe, the US and China should recognize their shared interest in avoiding an ASI race.