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Rewired: How digital technologies shape cognition and democracy

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Rewired: How digital technologies shape cognition and democracy

The Digital Cognition & Democracy Initiative is investigating how digital technologies affect human cognition, and what those effects mean for democracy. Rewired by Leah Walker examines different key themes that have emerged in our DCDI research and working meetings with coalition members. This series is meant to illustrate the depth of the digitally influenced cognition problem, and illuminate how we are thinking about these issues.
attention, cognition, critical thinking, DCDI, democracy, emotions, friction, Geopolitics of Technology, information overload, memory, reasoning, trust
October 27, 2022
Philip Reiner on Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications

In the News, Podcasts

Philip Reiner on Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications

Philip Reiner joined Gus Docker, host of the Future of Life Institute podcast, to talk about how nuclear command and control systems work, how they might fail, and what can be done to improve them.
Innovation and Catastrophic Risk, NC3
October 6, 2022
Forecasting the AI and Nuclear Landscape

Report

Forecasting the AI and Nuclear Landscape

This report, the product of a partnership between IST and Metaculus, aims to assess the risks of escalation between the U.S. and China, including by the integration of AI into NC3.
AI, China, command, communications, control, Innovation and Catastrophic Risk, nuclear
September 21, 2022
The Truth about Ransomware (and How to Stop It)

In the News, Podcast

The Truth about Ransomware (and How to Stop It)

Megan Stifel joins the podcast "The Internet of Threats" with host Eric Greenwald to discuss the current and future state of ransomware, what small- and medium-sized businesses can do to fight ransomware, and whether tactics like regulation and insurance actually help or hurt the fight against ransomware​​.
blueprint, cyber insurance, cybersecurity, Ransomware, RTF, SMEs
September 8, 2022
Towards a Safer Ukrainian Media Ecosystem and Civil Society: How OSINT Can Help

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Towards a Safer Ukrainian Media Ecosystem and Civil Society: How OSINT Can Help

In partnership with the Atlantic Council Digital Forensic Research Lab, IST presents tools and safeguards for use in debunking propaganda and verifying information online during the ongoing conflict with Russia.
cyber hygiene, digital safety, disinformation, Geopolitics of Technology, journalists, OSINT, propaganda, Ukraine
August 25, 2022
<strong>ДО БЕЗПЕЧНІШОЇ ЕКОСИСТЕМИ УКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМІ ТА ГРОМАДЯНСЬКОГО СУСПІЛЬСТВА:<br></strong><strong>ЯК МОЖЕ ДОПОМОГТИ РОЗВІДКА ВІДКРИТИХ ДЖЕРЕЛ (OSINT)</strong>

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ДО БЕЗПЕЧНІШОЇ ЕКОСИСТЕМИ УКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМІ ТА ГРОМАДЯНСЬКОГО СУСПІЛЬСТВА:
ЯК МОЖЕ ДОПОМОГТИ РОЗВІДКА ВІДКРИТИХ ДЖЕРЕЛ (OSINT)

Інструменти та заходи безпеки, які можна використовувати для спростування пропаганди та перевірки інформації в інтернеті під час конфлікту з Pосією, що триває.
civil society, cyber hygiene, digital safety, Geopolitics of Technology, journalists, OSINT, Ukraine
August 25, 2022
Unlocking U.S. Technological Competitiveness: Public-Private Misalignments in Biotechnology, Energy, and Quantum Sectors

Report

Unlocking U.S. Technological Competitiveness: Public-Private Misalignments in Biotechnology, Energy, and Quantum Sectors

This initial Strategic Balancing Initiative report summarizes key takeaways from Working Group discussions with stakeholders in the biotechnology, quantum, and energy industries, identifying the unique challenges that they face to improving U.S. competitiveness in each respective sector. The report then engages in a ‘deep dive’ on a key concept from each industry that, if actioned, would improve innovation and could ultimately drive U.S. competitiveness.
Effects of Electromagnetic Pulses on Communication Infrastructure: An IST Primer

Primer

Effects of Electromagnetic Pulses on Communication Infrastructure: An IST Primer

It is important to acknowledge that the blast effects of a nuclear detonation are horrific and, in such a scenario, it is right that emergency response (including communications) go first to support those people who are affected. IST’s Innovation and Catastrophic Risk team is focused on one aspect of crisis prevention and, in the worst case, response: the international prevention and de-escalation of catastrophic nuclear risk through additive communications solutions.
How Does Access Impact Risk? Assessing AI Foundation Model Risk Along a Gradient of Access

Report

How Does Access Impact Risk? Assessing AI Foundation Model Risk Along a Gradient of Access

Uninhibited access to powerful AI models and their components significantly increases the risk these models pose across a range of categories, as well as the ability for malicious actors to abuse AI capabilities and cause harm.
DOD and SBA Launch the Small Business Investment Company Critical Technology (SBICCT) Initiative

Fact Sheet

DOD and SBA Launch the Small Business Investment Company Critical Technology (SBICCT) Initiative

The U.S. government continues its push to create access to government-backed financing to reduce risk for investing in emerging technologies. On Friday, September 29, 2023, the Department of Defense (DOD) and Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the launch of the Small Business Investment Company Critical Technology (SBICCT) Initiative.

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