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Democratic Governance of Frontier AI: A Markup

On June 2, OpenAI published "Democratic Governance of Frontier AI," a proposal for how the United States should govern its most capable AI systems. In the first of a series of markups, IST’s Fatima Faisal Khan unpacks the proposal for policymakers.

AI, artificial intelligence, commentary, evaluation, governance, policy, regulation, safety, standards

June 18, 2026

Rapid Reaction: IST Experts on the Artificial Intelligence Executive Order

Team members from across IST’s artificial intelligence security portfolios shared their initial thoughts on what the Trump administration's Executive Order on artificial intelligence gets right, where there is room for improvement, and how it stands to impact the AI ecosystem and AI security more broadly.

AI, artificial intelligence, cyber, data poisoning, frontier AI, LLMs, security, vulnerability disclosure

June 2, 2026

Meet the Executive Committee Members, Working Group Co-Chairs, and Working Group Experts Contributing to IST’s AI-NC3 Initiative

Leading academics, technologists, and operators have joined the Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications Initiative to sit on its Executive Committee, chair the four Working Groups, and offer expert guidance as members of the Working Groups.

AI, artificial intelligence, command authority, decision support, early warning, governance, NC3, norms, nuclear, risk reduction

June 1, 2026

How China Builds AI Power: IST Hosts Panel at the AI+ Expo

How is China building AI power, and what does the United States still misunderstand about the systems and actors driving it? At the AI+ Expo this month, hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP), IST convened a firestarter brief and panel with China experts to unpack one of the most consequential questions shaping technology and national security.

AI, capital, China, chips, foundries, geopolitics, industrial policy, semiconductors

May 21, 2026

Ahead of Beijing: Common Cause on AI’s Biggest Risk

Later this week, Presidents Trump and Xi will sit down in Beijing. AI is on the agenda. Just two weeks ago, IST’s Steven M. Kelly, AI Policy Network’s Mark Beall, and IAPS’ Karson Elmgren also traveled to China with a mission to discuss AI. In a recap blog, they emphasize the need for collaboration.

AI, artificial intelligence, China, dialogue, loss of control

May 13, 2026

Q&A: From Capability to Trust: AI Agents & Agency in the Internet Ecosystem

As AI agents rapidly reshape how the internet functions, how can we preserve trust and stability in our digital ecosystem? Today’s report examined core challenges presented by the proliferation of agents across our systems, and offered recommendations for policymakers, industry leaders, and more.

agency, agentic, agents, AI, artificial intelligence, attribution, authorization, identity, intellectual property, stability, trust

April 30, 2026

Report, White Paper

AI Agents & Agency in the Internet Ecosystem

AI agents are rapidly reshaping how the internet functions. Software systems operate, interact, and execute tasks autonomously – marking a structural shift in our digital ecosystem. A new report presents three core insights into the AI agent landscape, supporting activities by policymakers, industry leaders, and standards bodies to enhance trust and stability.

agency, agentic, agents, AI, artificial intelligence, attribution, authorization, identity, intellectual property, stability, trust

April 30, 2026

What Anthropic’s Mythos Preview Tells Us About AI Loss of Control Risk

The release of Claude Mythos Preview has made cyber headlines. But instead of viewing it through the lens of misuse, policymakers should actually be approaching Mythos through the lens of AI Loss of Control, argue Ritika Verma and Mariami Tkeshelashvili.

AI, artificial intelligence, cyber, loss of control, Mythos, system card

April 29, 2026

May 7, 2026 2:30 pm

From Funding to Foundries: How China Builds AI Power

On May 7, at the AI+ Expo hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP), IST convened a panel on one of the most consequential questions shaping technology and national security today: how is China building AI power, and what does the United States still misunderstand about the systems and actors driving it?

AI, capital, China, chips, foundries, geopolitics, industrial policy, semiconductors

April 28, 2026

Design Obligation or Third-Party Liability? The White House Framework and AI’s Grey Area

The White House’s newly-released National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence addresses the boundary between federal and state AI regulation, including a recommendation that states should not hold developers liable for third parties’ unlawful use of their models. Gabrielle Tran examines what this means for the emerging legal landscape around AI harm.

AI, artificial intelligence, chatbot, Executive Order, generative AI, liability, Section 230, third party

April 13, 2026

Meet the Andrew Carnegie AI-Nuclear Policy Accelerator Inaugural Cohort

IST introduces the 26 members of the inaugural Andrew Carnegie AI-Nuclear Policy Accelerator cohort, a program that will equip mid-career security practitioners with the tools to confront the intersection between AI and nuclear issues.

AI, announcement, arms control, artificial intelligence, fellows, ICBM, modernization, nuclear, nuclear weapons

April 9, 2026

Q&A: Where do we go from here? IST Reflections on RSAC ‘26

Once a year, the cybersecurity community converges on San Francisco. From the expo floor to vendor pop ups in Yerba Buena Gardens, the SOMA neighborhood is abuzz for four days with hackers, researchers, and government policy experts eager to share insights. But this year, the din was a little different.

AI, congress, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, K-12 Cyber Defense Coalition, K-12 Education, RSA, RSAC, UnDisruptable27

April 2, 2026

Meet the Religious Voices and Responsible AI Steering Committee

Thirteen computer science, philosophy, theology, and public policy experts have joined IST and AI and Faith to provide strategic guidance on the Religious Voices and Responsible AI initiative.

AI, artificial intelligence, Christianity, faith, Islam, religion

March 19, 2026

Lessons from Moltbook: When Agents Talk to Agents

Moltbook, a Reddit-like forum meant solely for AI agents, had already garnered over 1.5 million users before research suggested that a multi-agent environment with weak cybersecurity guardrails could be a hotbed for scaling fraud and influence operations. For the IST blog, Gabrielle Tran outlines what this means for the cyber-enabled manipulation of tomorrow.

AI, AI agents, artificial intelligence, fraud, malware, phishing, prompt injection, trust

February 26, 2026

A Changing Export Control Landscape: H200 Exports, Remote Access Rules, and What Comes Next

January 2026 was, in many ways, an inflection point for export controls. From the resumption of Nvidia H200 sales to China to congressional discussion on restricting remote cloud access, IST's AI Chip Export Control Initiative team unpacks what these developments mean for the future.

AI, artificial intelligence, Bureau of Industry and Security, China, chip, export control, NVIDIA, semiconductor

February 24, 2026

Q&A: An AI Loss of Control “Warning Shot”

How might you lose control of a system as complex as a frontier AI model? In this month's newsletter, we speak to the authors of IST's newest report diving into the risk of AI Loss of Control – that is, models diverging from authorized constraints, to the extent that a human operator can no longer prevent or constrain undesired outcomes - and presenting a framework for mitigation.

AI, AI Loss of Control, artificial intelligence, deception, model drift, risk reduction, scheming

February 19, 2026