U.S. cybersecurity firms operate in an environment defined by real threats, real liability, and real consequences for failure. My newest article in @cyberscoop.bsky.social argues that this grants the US a competitive advantage: one that we shouldn't ignore. cyberscoop.com/ai-race-chin...

#AgenticAI cyberweapons are rapidly becoming the tool of choice for state-sponsored attackers targeting U.S. critical infrastructure—making AI-assisted #cyber #defense a necessity for homeland defenders.

Why do #AI #startups rush to market without thorough safety plans and mitigations for hypothetical worst-case scenarios posed by think tanks? Money, duh. But reason #2: AI safety discourse often lacks precision. Potential catastrophic risks matter, but near-term demonstrable threats matter more.

How ironic is it that, while posting about our recent report on #CCP influence in American AI LLM models, my @officialgrammarly.bsky.social extension recommends I use the CCP-preferred term for the #TiananmenSquareMassacre

New brief! "CCP Censorship, Propaganda in U.S. LLM Responses" evaluates how the Chinese Communist Party’s aggressive censorship laws and disinformation campaigns have infected the global AI data marketplace and misaligned U.S. large language models. Read full report below. #CCP #AI #LLM #censorship

Introducing AI Arms Race, a quarterly newsletter on the ends, ways, and means of the geostrategic war over critical technologies. The inaugural edition asks, "Why is AI a national security imperative?" Read here: mailchi.mp/americansecu...

This Friday, I'll be weighing in on the U.S.-China #TariffWar and more at @newlinesinst.bsky.social's "Future-Proofing U.S. #Technology: Strategic Priorities Amid Chinese Tech Advancement" at the Press Club in DC. Sign up here for virtual/in-person attendance! newlinesinstitute.org/event/future...

In 2024, Fort Stewart collected $17 million from soldiers for barracks food, but the base spent just $2.1 million feeding troops -- redirecting 87% of the funds collected to other spending buckets.

In less than a day of combing Chinese news sites, my researchers found deep ties between #DeepSeek and the #CCP. See an abbreviated list here: www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/...

Writing on #tech #AI or #policy in the past week has been an episode of Wipeout. News breaks, you do your research, sprint to get it published, and then WHAM - a comically large fist-on-a-stick comes out of left field. RIP to the endless #Deepseek hot take drafts, no longer relevant, left adrift...

NEW BRIEF: All companies operating in #China must share their intellectual property, technology, and #data with the Chinese Communist Party. U.S. government contractors should not be allowed to facilitate the sale of American consumer intelligence. www.americansecurityproject.org/us-firms-chi...

Anyone know who runs the highly amusing Think Tank Watch? It's a time capsule of excellent reporting on past dramas and gossip within the DC research space, and I can't find a single thing about it outside the site itself. www.thinktankwatch.com

This is my favorite video to share when legislators tell me we need to "kick out" overweight service members from the #military if they can't lose weight. #Obesity is a chronic disease that anyone can acquire. There are effective treatment options. They're just in short supply! @businessinsider.com

#AI is a coalescing force driving vital conversations around democracy, progress, and U.S. values. But more than that, it is a mirror that forces us to grapple with what sets the human spirit apart from an intelligent machine. Excited to push AI Imperative 2030 forward! x.com/POLITICOLive...

Don't forget, tomorrow morning is @politico.com's First 100 Days event! Hear from #stevebannon, #mikejohnson, #amibera, and of course, yours truly. Our AI panel is a stacked deck and I'm looking forward to riveting discussion. Request an invitation here: playbookfirst100days.splashthat.com/CMS

I am thrilled to be giving opening remarks at @politico.com's AI and National Security panel at their First 100 Days event on January 14! Don't miss leading policymakers, journalists, and experts discussing AI governance and innovation in the next administration. www.politico.com/live-events/...

I am thrilled to announce that I have been appointed Director of the American Security Project's new research program on artificial intelligence and geostrategic competition, AI Imperative 2030! I can't wait to launch and share more about our work. www.americansecurityproject.org/courtney-man...

This legitimately made me stop and chuckle while writing an extremely dense AI export control report. China Brief guests keeping it real like always. #CHIPS #AI #NatSec @jordanschneider.bsky.social

"The most consequential AI law [the U.S.] has passed is not even specifically an AI law." The Biden Administration has made a few deep cuts and a few broad sweeps to regulate #AI. But Trump's deregulatory promises are not a full policy reversal; Dems and Reps are more united than they are opposed.

I adore the Star Trekification of technology naming conventions. I am thrilled that time crystals may reduce unwanted qubit quantum entanglement, and I am even more thrilled to be able to state that sentence out loud. www.sciencealert.com/physicists-t... #quantum #tech #redlettermedia