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Perry-Shultz Center for Technology & Strategic Stability

Shaping technology’s trajectory into a force for stability and forging common cause among states and non-state actors against its most consequential risks

The technologies reshaping the global balance of power are moving faster than our means to manage them. Inspired by the work of former Secretaries William Perry and George Shultz, the Center strives to shape technology’s trajectory into a force for stability and forge a common cause among states and nonstate actors against its most consequential risks.

A Transatlantic Perspective on Quantum Tech

IST CSO Megan Stifel welcomes Markus Pflitsch. Formerly in the financial services sector, Markus transitioned back into the quantum space in 2019. He details his path to becoming CEO and founder of a leading quantum company, his unique take on the quantum ecosystem, and the differences in the funding environments in Europe and the United States.

artificial intelligence, China, Europe, quantum, venture capital

December 18, 2024

The Future is Quantum

IST CSO Megan Stifel interviews Stefan Leichenauer, a member of the inaugural team at SandboxAQ with experience in both AI and quantum science. Stefan explains his journey from academia to private industry, SandboxAQ’s origins within Alphabet, and where quantum science is going next.

artificial intelligence, China, quantum

December 12, 2024

The Cleantech Boom

IST Chief Trust Officer Steve Kelly speaks with Dr. Alex Gagnon, co-founder and CEO of Banyu Carbon and an associate professor at the University of Washington School of Oceanology. They discuss the transformative potential of direct ocean capture in carbon dioxide removal and explore the ecosystem of partnerships needed to scale cleantech solutions.

carbon removal, China, cleantech, climate change, venture capital

December 5, 2024

Delivering results requires a critical action think tank

Our role as a 501(c)(3) critical action think tank has never been more crucial. As technology empowers us, it also brings incredible challenges. We help accelerate its benefits while keeping individuals, businesses, governments, and society safe from harm. On Giving Tuesday, we extend our sincere thanks to all of our supporters. Our work would not be possible without you. To celebrate, IST CEO Philip Reiner shares his reflections on the last year, our impact, and why what we do is so important.

artificial intelligence, critical action, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, public-private, Ransomware

December 3, 2024

Not Just Science for the Sake of Science

In this episode of TechnologIST Talks, host Steve Kelly welcomes Dr. Alain Harrus, an expert in helping scientists who are driving innovation in technologies like materials science, engineering, semiconductors, and energy to break through and become global leaders.

commercialization, Material Science, microelectronics, venture capital

December 3, 2024

The Deep Tech Renaissance

The deep tech ecosystem encompasses everything from hardware to biotech. Scaling up relative to tech is challenging–and expensive. In this episode, IST CEO Philip Reiner sits down with Dr. Manish Kothari to discuss the current “renaissance” in deep tech, the unique funding environment at play, and how to further galvanize the industry.

CRISPR, deep tech, Silicon Valley, venture capital

November 14, 2024

Why Venture Capital is Indispensable for U.S. Industrial Strategy

In the first episode of the TechnologIST Talks series “The Strategic Edge in Techno-Industrial Competition,” Michael Brown and Pavneet Singh join IST Chief Executive Officer Philip Reiner for a conversation on their plan for harnessing the power of venture capital.

deep tech, DIU, national security, venture capital

November 12, 2024

IST Launching New Initiative with Support from Longview Philanthropy Focused on the Integration of AI into Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications

A new initiative with Longview Philanthropy will continue our work on exploring how advanced AI capabilities might be integrated into nuclear command, control, and communications systems.

artificial intelligence, NC3, nuclear, strategic stability

November 1, 2024

Why Venture Capital Is Indispensable for U.S. Industrial Strategy: Activating Investors to Realize Disruptive National Capabilities

How can the U.S. realize disruptive national capabilities and establish technological leadership in the geostrategic competition with China? From IST’s Strategic Balancing Initiative, a new report calls for harnessing the power of the venture capital industry to unlock innovation, and offers insights for policymakers & practitioners.

China, industrial strategy, quantum, research and development, techno-industrial competition, venture capital

October 15, 2024

AI, Therefore I Am: Exploring Cognition in the Age of GenAI

In response to the emerging realities posed by GenAI, IST launched the Generative Identity Initiative. Over the last six months, a coalition of dedicated contributors from academia, industry, and civil society have been meeting to discuss how generative AI, particularly conversational agents, might impact social cohesion and to develop approaches to protect the public interest in the face of these challenges.

artificial intelligence, authenticity, genAI, metacognition, social cohesion

September 24, 2024

IST’s Efforts in an Age of AI: An Overview

IST began exploring the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on national security and global stability in 2017. Since then, we have engaged with a diverse array of stakeholders across the AI ecosystem to produce risk mitigation strategies, useful tools and frameworks, and recommendations.

AI, national security, recommendations, risk-mitigation

September 19, 2024

September 9, 2024 3:00 pm

Artificial Intelligence Integration in NC3: Implications for the Global Nuclear Order

IST hosted a side event at the 2024 REAIM Summit in Seoul, South Korea on the intersection of AI and nuclear weapons and its implications for nuclear deterrence and strategic stability.

AI, artificial intelligence, decision-making, deterrence, escalation, miscommunication, NC3, nuclear, strategic stability

September 9, 2024

The CATALINK Initiative hosts webinar with the authors of “Improving Nuclear Hotlines”

On Thursday, July 19, the Institute for Security and Technology (IST)’s CATALINK Initiative held a virtual event with the authors of their latest report series, Improving Nuclear Hotlines: Relevance and Use Cases, to discuss the state of crisis communications in India, Pakistan, Russia, and the United States, United Kingdom, and France.

event, India, nuclear crisis communications, Pakistan, Russia

July 23, 2024

October 30, 2024 10:00 am

Improving Nuclear Hotlines: Experts Speak

On Thursday, July 18, IST hosted a virtual conversation with the authors of a series of publications on improving nuclear hotlines in country-specific contexts.

crisis communications, hotline, India, nuclear, nuclear weapons, Pakistan, Russia, UK

July 18, 2024

Unlocking U.S. Technological Competitiveness: Proposing Solutions to Public-Private Misalignments

This concept paper, the third and last working paper in the series, lays out how a third round of working group meetings further explored those initial solutions, building out specific ways to operationalize them, identifying specific questions that need to be addressed to achieve these goals, and suggesting potential mechanisms for achieving them

biotech, China, energy, industrial strategy, quantum

June 28, 2024

The Phone-a-Friend Option: Use Cases for a U.S.-U.K.-French Crisis Communication Channel

This brief outlines the case for a multilateral crisis communication channel between the heads of state of the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.

France, nuclear crisis communications, United Kingdom, United States

June 26, 2024