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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

Something Mysterious Is Happening

In a blog reflecting on her co-authored report, AI Loss of Control Risks, Mariami Tkeshelashvili writes, "There is a difference between embracing mystery as a driver of discovery and being incurious about risks that are already becoming visible. Monitoring AI behaviours that we cannot fully explain is not pessimism—it is responsibility. It is what keeps us safe."

AI, artificial intelligence, deception, Indications and Warning, loss of control, manipulation, monitoring, risk reduction, scheming, strategic foresight

February 19, 2026

AI Loss of Control Risk: Indications & Warning

Though technologists and policymakers alike are eager to address AI Loss of Control–a state in which an AI system diverges from authorized constraints–there are significant gaps in the ways stakeholders understand, anticipate, and perceive this risk. "AI Loss of Control Risk" proposes applying the Indications & Warning (I&W) methodology used by the intelligence community to monitor this risk.

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

February 19, 2026

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Reinvigorating Crisis Communications in an Era of Emerging Technologies

In February 2026, IST’s CATALINK Initiative hosted a workshop in Geneva to connect with stakeholders on reinvigorating nuclear crisis communications in a new era of emerging technologies.

AI, Broker, crisis communications, encryption, hotlines, Puck

February 19, 2026

IST Launches the Andrew Carnegie AI–Nuclear Policy Accelerator

The Institute for Security and Technology (IST) is pleased to announce the launch of the Andrew Carnegie AI–Nuclear Policy Accelerator, a new, practitioner-focused initiative designed to strengthen decision-making at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and nuclear policy.

AI, announcement, artificial intelligence, fellowship, NC3, nuclear policy, nuclear systems

February 10, 2026

Active Defense, the Congressional Agenda, Teen Hackers, and Critical Infrastructure Resilience: IST at RSA

IST will once again join the global community of cyber experts in convening in San Francisco for RSAC this March! From active defense, to the congressional agenda, to stopping teen hackers, the IST team and adjuncts will tackle complex issues across sectors.

AI, artificial inteligence, critical infrastructure, cyber, cyber attacks, Cyber Civil Defense, cybersecurity, Ransomware, resilience, RSA

January 28, 2026

Autonomous Agents, Human Consequences: Key Insights from IST’s Workshop on AI Agents & Agency in the Internet Ecosystem

AI agents are shaping how decisions are made, how systems behave, and how humans navigate the digital world. To better understand the implications of this shift, IST hosted a closed-door workshop to explore the potential effects of AI agents on human agency.

Agentic AI, AI, AI agents, artificial intelligence

December 19, 2025

AI and NC3 Initiative Enters Phase 2: Bridging Perspectives on Risks and Opportunities

IST, with support from Longview Philanthropy, is entering phase 2 of our efforts on the integration of artificial intelligence into nuclear command, control, and communications. In its next phase, the AI and NC3 initiative will establish an executive committee and 4 working groups, driving further research on competitive AI dynamics, global perspectives on AI-NC3, AI technical development and trajectories, and AI norms and governance.

AI, artificial intelligence, competitive AI, governance, NC3, norms, nuclear, strategic stability

December 11, 2025

Giving Tuesday 2025: IST’s Impact

Every day, the work we do at IST makes a difference, from driving Congress to consider new approaches to intractable problems, to bringing national security leaders together to ensure they consider the existential threat of AI, to arming K-12 schools with the tools they need to defend against ransomware. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, this is only possible because of the generous support of our partners and donors.

AI, artificial intelligence, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, Giving Tuesday, national security, Ransomware

December 2, 2025

Putting Research into Policy Action: IST and the Korea Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Join Forces to Tackle AI Risk

By convening developers, deployers, national security professionals, and policymakers, IST's AI Risk Reduction Initiative maps both the opportunities and risks of frontier AI and designs corresponding mitigation strategies. A recent collaboration between IST and the Korea AI Safety Institute (AISI) exemplifies how international cooperation can advance our understanding of AI risks across multiple domains.

AI, AI safety, artificial intelligence, Korea, mapping, Republic of Korea, risk map

December 1, 2025

Q&A: Approaching the Nuclear Brink?

With nuclear tensions on the rise, nuclear weapons have been in the headlines, and on our screens, lately. In the latest edition of the TechnologIST, IST’s Nuclear Policy team, Sylvia Mishra, Sahil V. Shah, Brandon Cortino, and Catherine Murphy discuss what the latest developments could mean for global security and stability.

AI, artificial intelligence, Moscow Treaty, NC3, New START Treaty, nuclear policy, nuclear weapons, strategic stability

November 24, 2025

The New Nuclear Age: At the Precipice of Armageddon – IST Hosts Book Talk with Author Ankit Panda

IST’s Nuclear Policy team hosted international security expert and author Ankit Panda in Palo Alto to learn more about his latest book unpacking the trilateral nuclear competition between the United States, China, and Russia. IST CEO Philip Reiner sat down for a fireside chat with Ankit, highlighting in their discussion the need to collectively identify political and technical solutions to address the nexus of emerging technologies and the new nuclear age.

AI, and communications, artificial inteligence, China, control, NC3, nuclear, nuclear command, nuclear risk, Russia, United States

November 17, 2025