November 13, 2017

Stephen Hawking, Artificial Intelligence, and the UN Summit

By Paul Scharre and Neal Urwitz

This week, countries discuss lethal autonomous weapons at the United Nations, while Stephen Hawking warns of the dangers of artificial intelligence. Paul Scharre, Director of the CNAS Technology and National Security Program, and Neal Urwitz discuss the week ahead.

  • Reports
    • November 30, 2018
    Summary of Findings and Recommendations

    KEY FINDINGS Soldier survivability is a function of protection and other relevant operational factors, such as situational awareness, mobility, and lethality. Throughout histo...

    By Paul Scharre, Lauren Fish, Katherine Kidder & Amy Schafer

  • Reports
    • November 7, 2018
    Human Performance Enhancement

    Executive Summary No attributes are more foundational to success in combat than the physical and cognitive performance of warfighters. Technological advantage has always playe...

    By Paul Scharre & Lauren Fish

  • Reports
    • November 7, 2018
    Human Performance Enhancement TEST

    No attributes are more foundational to success in combat than the physical and cognitive performance of warfighters. Technological advantage has always played a central role i...

    By Paul Scharre & Lauren Fish

  • Podcast
    • November 2, 2018
    Ep. 27: CENTCOM's Gen. Votel; Exosuits and super soldiers; Weaponizing social media and more

    This week on the program: • During a flight over Turkmenistan this week, America’s top commander in the Middle East spoke by phone with Defense One Executive Editor Kevin Baro...

    By Paul Scharre & Lauren Fish

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