Want to understand more about the eye popping 1.5T Trump defense budget news? Check out me, @dumbacher.bsky.social, & @laurenakahn.bsky.social for @cfr.org! www.cfr.org/expert-brief... #defense #natsec

"The Pentagon’s acquisition system is not built to meet a moment where rapid technological change in areas like AI is shifting the capabilities the U.S. should acquire," write @mchorowitz.bsky.social, @laurenakahn.bsky.social, and @dumbacher.bsky.social for @cfr.org: www.cfr.org/expert-brief...

In a recent podcast with @cfr.org, PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social discussed how emerging military technologies are revolutionizing the modern battlefield and how the Pentagon is adapting and incorporating these new technologies.🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6n4H...

Today’s event in cyber threats, intelligence, and U.S. national security with General (ret.) Tim Haugh and PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social is now live! Watch here: upennmeeting-edu.zoom.us/j/94243050774

“It is unlikely that superintelligence is actually imminent,” write @mchorowitz.bsky.social‬ and @laurenakahn.bsky.social. Washington should not “distort U.S. policy by dashing for something that might not exist.”

🎧Podcast alert:🎧 PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social was recently a guest on @chinatalk.bsky.social discussing the use of AI in the military. Listen here ⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/57RY...

Thank you, Michael Horowitz, for sharing your research on autonomous nuclear systems during this week’s Wednesday Seminar. 📼ICYMI you can catch up on the conversation with the recorded stream: https://youtube.com/live/TQKP0RuCZ_I?feature=share @mchorowitz.bsky.social

Regulating military use of AI is in everyone’s interest-As the private sector accelerates advances in artificial intelligence and militaries invest in possible AI uses from the back office to the battlefield, the development… www.ft.com/content/c8db... @mchorowitz.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

"There is an urgent need to instill strong norms of responsible behaviour and build the capacity of militaries to integrate AI responsibly," writes PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com Read more: www.ft.com/content/c8db...

Through Open to Debate, PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social participated in a debate centered around the concept of a "kill switch," a mechanism designed to shut down/override autonomous weapon systems in conflict zones. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRKo...

“Washington must ensure that the pursuit of artificial general intelligence does not come at the expense of near-term AI adoption,” write @mchorowitz.bsky.social and @laurenakahn.bsky.social. “Racing toward a myth is not sound policy.”

"There is no doubt that AI is a very powerful invention. But when it comes to AGI, the hype has grown out of proportion," write PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social and @laurenakahn.bsky.social in @foreignaffairs.com. Read here: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

In a quote in @defenseone.bsky.social, PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social describes former Defense Innovation Unit head Doug Beck's legacy upon his resignation: “...DIU under Doug Beck increased its ability to accelerate capability delivery that would make a difference on the battlefield,”

"The critical next step for the development of AI and the continued defense of U.S. national security interests is adoption at scale," write PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social and PWH Fellow Radha Iyengar Plumb for @cfr.org. Read here: www.cfr.org/article/pent...

“Demoting AI within the Pentagon seems pretty risky at this point in history,” says PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social in a quote for @breakingdefense.com on the DoD’s AI shake-up. Read more: breakingdefense.com/2025/08/pent...

On the latest episode of Pod Save the World, PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social discussed how drones and artificial intelligence have ushered in a new era of warfare. Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwRl...

Exciting news: GOD, GUNS, and SEDITION is out today in paperback! My @cfr.org and @columbiaup.bsky.social book, co-authored with @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social, tells the story of far-right terrorism in America and beyond—a topic that sadly remains as relevant as ever. bookshop.org/p/books/god-...

PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social is quoted in this @japantimes.co.jp piece about the Pentagon's use of drones in the military. Read more: www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07...

To read the latest on the White House's position on Nvidia and AMD's sales of chips to China, read this @politico.com piece with a quote from PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social: www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Listen to PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social on the Squaring the Circle podcast, discussing AI, autonomous weapon systems, and the future of warfare. 🎧Listen here: shows.acast.com/squaring-the...

PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social is quoted in this @newyorker.com piece: “Ukraine has shown us that in future wars we have to expect that data links with all sorts of platforms and systems will be severed. Autonomy lets you solve that issue.” Read more: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

🚀🇺🇸 Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill" adds $150B in defense $. It could accelerate emerging tech adoption to stay ahead of China + bolster nuclear deterrence...or not. Learn more in latest from me, @dumbacher.bsky.social, @laurenakahn.bsky.social for @cfr.org www.cfr.org/expert-brief...

AI governance and policy needs to start from the assumption that, as a general purpose technology, AI tech WILL diffuse - the analogy to the control paradigm of nuclear tech won't work! See my recent piece w/ @laurenakahn.bsky.social in @aifrontiers.bsky.social ai-frontiers.org/articles/nuc...

How can the United States prepare for the future of warfare? Read the latest by @mchorowitz.bsky.social, @laurenakahn.bsky.social, and CMIST’s @joshschwartz.bsky.social in @foreignaffairs.com on how the U.S. can adapt to the changing nature of war www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

What does the Israel-Iran War / Russia-Ukraine War suggest about emerging tech and the future of warfare? Excited to have a new @foreignaffairs.com article w/ @mchorowitz.bsky.social + @laurenakahn.bsky.social on how to bring balance to the (military) force www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

“If the Pentagon does not adjust to the new realities of warfare, it will lose the ability to deter adversaries’ aggression before it occurs—and perhaps the ability to win wars,” warn @mchorowitz.bsky.social‬, @laurenakahn.bsky.social, and @joshschwartz.bsky.social.

"If the Pentagon does not adjust to the new realities of warfare, it will lose the ability to deter adversaries’ aggression before it occurs" write @mchorowitz.bsky.social, @laurenakahn.bsky.social, & @joshschwartz.bsky.social in @foreignaffairs.com. Read here: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Yes. Plus the IAEA has credibility because of its inspections, which would be nearly impossible to replicate for AI.

We should resist the temptation to use the nuclear age and non-proliferation regime as the basis for #AI policy. It's different tech and the approach won't be effective. My latest with @laurenakahn.bsky.social ⬇️

"The DoD’s budget and acquisition processes are broken in ways that jeopardize the military’s ability to deter and defeat major global threats, especially from China," write @mchorowitz.bsky.social and @laurenakahn.bsky.social in this piece for National Interest: nationalinterest.org/blog/techlan...

Why does it feel like the Pentagon keeps doing innovation wrong + how can we fix it? Latest with @laurenakahn.bsky.social tackles these key questions! Check it out! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

At the risk of losing all my friends and embarrassing my future self if this all goes badly, as it well may, I’m going on record to say attacking Fordow was the right thing to do. Based on the following.

Following news breaking that the Trump administration is reviewing a trilateral agreement between the U.S., Australia, and the UK, PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social shared his insight from working on the agreement during his time at the Pentagon: perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/news-and-ins...

PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social shares his insights on the age of precise mass and the use of AI in the military in this Popular Mechanics piece: www.popularmechanics.com/military/wea...

Thoughts from me here in Popular Mechanics on how the era of precise mass in war means AI-enabled strike is increasingly accessible and deadly... www.popularmechanics.com/military/wea...

Check it out!

Want to know how Ukraine’s drone attack inside Russia worked and could affect the future of warfare? Read our senior fellow @mchorowitz.bsky.social’s analysis @cfr.org. www.cfr.org/expert-brief...

In a new piece for @warontherocks.bsky.social , PWH Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social dispels myths about U.S. policy on autonomous weapons, using insight from his time in the Pentagon where his team rewrote the directive on autonomy in weapon systems. Read more: warontherocks.com/2025/05/auto...

Time to do some myth busting about autonomous weapon systems. Most important- it is time to stop talking about whether there is a human in the loop. warontherocks.com/2025/05/auto... @warontherocks.bsky.social

PWH director @mchorowitz.bsky.social and PWH faculty fellow @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social are featured on @jordanschneider.bsky.social's China Talk about Cunningham's new book, Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security. 🎧: www.chinatalk.media/p/chinas-nuc...

Check out this Penn Gazette profile on PWH Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social about his return to PWH, and his time as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for force development and emerging capabilities. Read here: thepenngazette.com/rules-of-eng...

Great profile of @mchorowitz.bsky.social and his work at PWH!

Super excited to share my latest piece, co-authored with Radha Plumb, in @foreignaffairs.com @cfr.org , on the US-China race in artificial intelligence (AI) and the best approach for the United States! More details: www.linkedin.com/posts/michae... and a link: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Serving in the Pentagon has been the absolute honor and privilege of my lifetime. I’m especially grateful to the civil servants and members of the armed forces whose dedication to mission shaped my experience and set the standard for public service.

"To preserve the U.S. lead in AI, then, the U.S. government needs to supercharge the adoption of AI across the military, federal agencies, and the wider economy." write PWH's @mchorowitz.bsky.social & PWH Visiting Fellow Radha Plumb in @foreignaffairs.com: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Are we on the verge of a new Iran nuclear deal? Read why I’m not optimistic - although I wish I could be! - courtesy of our @perryworldhouse.bsky.social workshop (spoiler alert: I’m still in search of the new Ernie Moniz)

“The goal of AUKUS Pillar II is to foster advanced defense capability cooperation between the partner nations so existing cooperation will be the right place to start in some cases,” explains PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social in @breakingdefense.com. Read:

Some thoughts from me on AUKUS Pillar II in this piece by @aaronmehta.bsky.social in @breakingdefense.com breakingdefense.com/2025/04/beyo...

It's a full house at PWH for a book talk on "Lost Decade: The US Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power" with @cnas.bsky.social's @rhfontaine.bsky.social and Penn's Amy Gadsden! Watch live via Zoom: pwh-upenn-edu.zoom.us/j/9577003912...

Read quotes from PWH Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social in this @thewirechina.bsky.social piece on DJI. “DJI’s very central role in the commercial drone market accelerated the democratization of the technology and also normalized it for people around the world." www.thewirechina.com/2025/04/06/i...