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U.S. President Joe Biden, wearing a black suit and sunglasses, is seen from behind as he listens to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as he stands at a podium and speaks into a microphone. The sky behind the men is blue, and the corner of a building is visible behind them.
U.S. President Joe Biden, wearing a black suit and sunglasses, is seen from behind as he listens to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as he stands at a podium and speaks into a microphone. The sky behind the men is blue, and the corner of a building is visible behind them.

The U.S. Can’t Lead on Quantum Computing Alone

Winning the race to develop this critical technology will require a little help from friends.

Argument
Bronte Munro
An attendee tries out a virtual-reality Meta Oculus Quest 2 headset during the Mobile World Congress, focused on artificial intelligence and other technology, in Barcelona, Spain, on March 3, 2022.
An attendee tries out a virtual-reality Meta Oculus Quest 2 headset during the Mobile World Congress, focused on artificial intelligence and other technology, in Barcelona, Spain, on March 3, 2022.

Europe’s Tech Curbs Are a Double-Edged Sword

The continent’s eagerness to regulate global tech companies could backfire on its own.

Argument
Jeremiah Johnson
Five workers carrying baskets pick purple tea leaves on a plantation with hills in the background
Five workers carrying baskets pick purple tea leaves on a plantation with hills in the background

AI Will First Come for Women

Female workers may be at highest risk from the coming waves of automation.

The Full Story
Allan Olingo, Muktadir Rashid
Pixelated tech lines cross the windows in front of people attending the Semicon Taiwan convention in Taipei.
Pixelated tech lines cross the windows in front of people attending the Semicon Taiwan convention in Taipei.

Biden Turns a Few More Screws on China’s Chip Industry

New export controls, a year after the first, are cautious but pack a punch.

Report
Rishi Iyengar
An illustration shows a data storage cloud over a semiconductor chip
An illustration shows a data storage cloud over a semiconductor chip

The Cloud Can Solve America’s AI Problems

Washington doesn’t have to restrict chip exports to control the technology’s future development.

Essay
Tim Fist, Paul Scharre
People look at Pangu AI weather models during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, on July 7.
People look at Pangu AI weather models during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, on July 7.

What the U.S. Can Learn From China About Regulating AI

Over the past two years, China has enacted some of the world’s earliest and most sophisticated rules for AI.

Analysis
Matt Sheehan
Two adults wearing matching lanyards designating them as volunteers sit next to each other at a table with laptops in front of them. One of the volunteers leans to the side to look at the other's screen as he types. Behind the volunteers, other people sit at tables with laptops and phones.
Two adults wearing matching lanyards designating them as volunteers sit next to each other at a table with laptops in front of them. One of the volunteers leans to the side to look at the other's screen as he types. Behind the volunteers, other people sit at tables with laptops and phones.

Inside the White House-Backed Effort to Hack AI

Hackers, students, and government officials gathered at DEF CON to push chatbots over the edge.

Dispatch
Rishi Iyengar
Nathaniel Fick, the ambassador-at-large for the U.S. State Department, speaks to students during a recruitment event at Stanford University in Stanford, California.
Nathaniel Fick, the ambassador-at-large for the U.S. State Department, speaks to students during a recruitment event at Stanford University in Stanford, California.

Why America Has a New Tech Ambassador

Nathaniel Fick on running the State Department’s new Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.

Insider
Ravi Agrawal
Hands hold the Orb, a biometric imaging device for Worldcoin, which aims to create a World ID digital passport with a tradeable cryptocurrency, in Berlin on Aug. 1. Annegret Hilse/Reuters
Hands hold the Orb, a biometric imaging device for Worldcoin, which aims to create a World ID digital passport with a tradeable cryptocurrency, in Berlin on Aug. 1. Annegret Hilse/Reuters

Sam Altman Has a Plan to Tame the AI He Unleashed

Worldcoin trades cryptocurrency for eyeball scans, creating a global ID database and scaring the willies out of privacy experts.

Report
Rishi Iyengar
A photo illustration shows the severed head of a Greek statue with cyber tech wires coming out of the opening of its neck for a story about AI tech regulation and the downfall of democracy.
A photo illustration shows the severed head of a Greek statue with cyber tech wires coming out of the opening of its neck for a story about AI tech regulation and the downfall of democracy.

The AI Regulation Paradox

Regulating artificial intelligence to protect U.S. democracy could end up jeopardizing democracy abroad.

Analysis
Bhaskar Chakravorti
Doreen Bogdan-Martin, the secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union, is guided by a four-legged robot as she arrives for the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva.
Doreen Bogdan-Martin, the secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union, is guided by a four-legged robot as she arrives for the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva.

It Was Set Up to Regulate Telegraphs. Now It’s Grappling With AI.

The U.N.’s oldest agency is taking on the world’s newest technology.

Report
Rishi Iyengar
A photorealistic illustration shows a semiconductor chip with a U.S. flag in the middle.
A photorealistic illustration shows a semiconductor chip with a U.S. flag in the middle.

Washington Can Lead on AI

Both the private and public sectors need to play a part.

Insider
Paul Scharre
A textural drawn illustraiton shows a robotic AI arm stabbing a flag through a globe wireframe containing two wrestling human-shaped figures with U.S. and China colors on each for a story about global competition over artificial intelligence.
A textural drawn illustraiton shows a robotic AI arm stabbing a flag through a globe wireframe containing two wrestling human-shaped figures with U.S. and China colors on each for a story about global competition over artificial intelligence.

AI Is Winning the AI Race

Success isn’t just staying ahead of China.

Analysis
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Matt Sheehan
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AI-war-predictions-technology-Brian-Stauffer-illustration-foreign-policy

AI Has Entered the Situation Room

Data lets us see with unprecedented clarity—but reaping its benefits requires changing how foreign policy is made.

Analysis
Stanley McChrystal, Anshu Roy

Insider What AI Can Tell Us About Putin’s Next Steps in Ukraine By Stanley McChrystal, Anshu Roy

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AI-geopolitics-cooperation-nonproliferation-foreign-policy-illustration-erik-carter-hp

AI’s Gatekeepers Aren’t Prepared for What’s Coming

What was once a diffuse technology is now increasingly controlled by a handful of tech companies. Governments need to catch up.

Essay
Paul Scharre

Insider Washington Can Lead on AI By Paul Scharre

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