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The head of the UN’s independent disarmament research institute warned on Tuesday that artificial intelligence is already widely used on the battlefield. The role of human judgment in military operations is shrinking rapidly, the head said.
Read the original →The United Nations is launching a new initiative on the military uses of artificial intelligence. It aims to address concerns about the threat the rapidly developing technology could pose.
Read the original →Artificial intelligence has collapsed the timeline from vulnerability to exploit. This introduces new AI cybersecurity threats that federal agencies must address.
Read the original →The US Department of Homeland Security announced on the 19th that it ordered products and services from Chinese AI company DeepSeek removed from civilian federal government IT systems. New procurement is also banned.
Read the original →Ambassador Cha Ji-hoon will co-chair preparations for the United Nations' 2027 Global Dialogue on AI Governance.
Read the original →The Holy See has warned about the modernization and expansion of nuclear arsenals, coupled with increasingly prominent rhetoric.
Read the original →Tencent is leasing 100,000 AI chips from Oracle in a $7 billion, five-year deal across Southeast Asia. The arrangement keeps the hardware out of China entirely.
Read the original →Bloomberg reports that four Z.AI founders worked on research funded by CGTRI. MI5 says the institute has ties to China.
Read the original →Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Hyung-il said Tuesday that South Korea aims to become a partner in helping developing countries navigate AI transformation.
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