Virtual Library

Our virtual library is an online repository of all of the reports, papers, and briefings that IST has produced, as well as works that have influenced our thinking.

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Op-ed

ROOST Reminds Us Why Open Source Tools Matter

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Reports

Navigating AI Compliance, Part 2: Risk Mitigation Strategies for Safeguarding Against Future Failures

Mariami Tkeshelashvili, Tiffany Saade

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Reports

Deterring the Abuse of U.S. IaaS Products: Recommendations for a Consortium Approach

Steve Kelly, Tiffany Saade

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Podcasts

TechnologIST Talks: Looking Back and Looking Ahead: Deep Dive on the New Cybersecurity Executive Order

Carole House, Megan Stifel, and Steve Kelly

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Podcasts

TechnologIST Talks: The Offense-Defense Balance

Philip Reiner and Heather Adkins

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Reports

The Generative Identity Initiative: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Cognition, Society, and the Future

Gabrielle Tran, Eric Davis

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Podcasts

TechnologIST Talks: A Transatlantic Perspective on Quantum Tech

Megan Stifel and Markus Pflitsch

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Assessing the Strategic Effects of Artificial Intelligence

Center for Global Security Research, Lawerence Livermore National Lab. Institute for Security and Technology. Paige Gasser, Rafael Loss, Andrew Reddie

SUMMARY

On September 20-21, the Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), in collaboration with Technology for Global Security (Tech4GS), hosted a workshop to examine the implications of advances in artificial intelligence (AI) on international security and strategic stability. Participating policymakers, scholars, technical experts, and representatives of various private sector organizations addressed the central question of whether the United States government should consider adjusting its approach to nuclear deterrence and strategic stability in light of the wide range of developments in the AI field. The workshop examined the potential risks and opportunities presented by military applications of AI and assessed which of these require consideration in the near term—and which might be exaggerated. For the purposes of the workshop, we took a broad view of potential future applications of AI, including enablers of autonomous action; tools for decision support, simulation and modeling; and tools for collecting and analyzing very large volumes of information. We sought to understand the differences between near term impacts and potential longer-term possibilities, which are of course more difficult to forecast.

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