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China: Nuclear Crisis Communications and Risk Reduction
In this brief, IST's Sylvia Mishra interviewed Dr. Tong Zhao for his insights on China’s approach to crisis communications and nuclear risk reduction.
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nuclear crisis communications
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nuclear risk reduction
June 26, 2024
Report
Use-Cases of Resilient Nuclear Crisis Communications: A View from Russia
This report delves into resilient nuclear crisis communications from the Russian perspective, examines several documents and actions taken by Russia political leadership on both nuclear and non-nuclear instances of crisis communications, and concludes by stressing the importance of cooperation between leaders in Moscow and Washington:
nuclear crisis communications
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nuclear risk reduction
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Russia
June 26, 2024
Report
Pakistan: Mitigating Nuclear Risks Through Crisis Communications
This brief explores the history of crisis communications from the perspective of Pakistan, unpacks the history of nuclear crisis communications between Pakistan and India, and calls for a multilateral crisis communication mechanism in South Asia to enhance regional stability and security, noting the necessity for neutral party engagement.
nuclear crisis communications
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nuclear risk reduction
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Pakistan
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South Asia
June 26, 2024
Report
Resilient Nuclear Crisis Communications: India’s Experience
This short paper examines the manner in which the existing hotlines have been used in the India-Pakistan dyad. It also identifies some challenges posed to these channels and how these need to be overcome.
India
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nuclear crisis communications
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nuclear risk reduction
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Pakistan
June 26, 2024
Report
A Lifecycle Approach to AI Risk Reduction: Tackling the Risk of Malicious Use Amid Implications of Openness
A Lifecycle Approach to AI Risk Reduction introduces a novel framework for addressing the complex risks associated with AI, and applies this framework to the risk of malicious use.
AI lifecycle
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artificial intelligence
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LLMs
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malicious use
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risk-mitigation
June 17, 2024
Testimony
Testimony: Red Alert: Countering the Cyberthreat from China
On May 15, 2024, Chief Trust Officer Steve Kelly testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation in a hearing entitled, "Red Alert: Countering the Cyberthreat from China."
China
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critical infrastructure
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cybersecurity
May 28, 2024
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Op-ed
ROOST Reminds Us Why Open Source Tools Matter
In an op-ed for Tech Policy Press, IST Ecosystem Trust and Safety Associate Fatima Faisal Khan explains why the Trust and Safety community needs ROOST, a newly launched non-profit open source tooling hub.
artificial intelligence
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AI
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Trust and Safety
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open source software
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open source
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tooling
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Navigating AI Compliance, Part 2: Risk Mitigation Strategies for Safeguarding Against Future Failures
"Navigating AI Compliance, Part 2: Risk Mitigation Strategies for Safeguarding Against Future Failures" presents 39 risk mitigation strategies co-created by a multistakeholder working group of experts that aim to avoid institutional, procedural, and performance failures of AI systems.
artificial intelligence
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AI
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risk reduction
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compliance failure
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infrastructure protection
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institutional failures
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performance failures
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procedural failures
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Deterring the Abuse of U.S. IaaS Products: Recommendations for a Consortium Approach
Informed by a year of working group discussions with IaaS providers and other experts, authors Steve Kelly and Tiffany Saade make recommendations for how a consortium to join the Abuse of IaaS Products Deterrence Program, powered by AI and privacy-preserving technologies such as federated learning, could be shaped to best accomplish the government’s overall objective of deterring abuse.
AI
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Trust and Safety
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Infrastructure-as-a-Service
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cloud
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federated learning
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The Generative Identity Initiative: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Cognition, Society, and the Future
AI has surged to the fore, and GenAI represents a profound evolution in tech that can affect and manipulate cognition, and outsource cognitive functions. The Generative Identity Initiative's inaugural report asks the question; How will this emerging tech affect social cohesion?
artificial intelligence
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cognition
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social cohesion
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Generative artificial intelligence
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