US spy chief tapped as White House AI czar
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defenseone.com
IrregularChat: AI & Autonomy
1d ago
President Donald Trump appointed Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as the White House’s AI czar, giving him leadership of a new “Super Intelligence Force.” The task force will coordinate t
President Donald Trump has appointed Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as the White House’s new AI czar. Trump said Clayton will lead a “Super Intelligence Force” intended to keep the Unit
The White House is monitoring reports of a suspected plague case and related quarantines in Russia, according to a Trump administration official cited by Axios. The administration is reportedly “aware
President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Kyiv on 20 February 2023 was described by White House officials as unprecedented for a modern US president. Unlike previous visits to wartime Iraq and Afghanist
Gary Marcus criticizes a White House “Joint Commitment” on superintelligence, portraying it as a largely voluntary agreement by major AI companies rather than meaningful public regulation. He sarcasti
The White House Accord on Super Intelligence
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luizasnewsletter.com
IrregularChat: AI & Autonomy
1w ago
The article argues that the White House Accord on Super Intelligence, announced after a meeting between the Trump administration and major AI companies, represents a broad endorsement of voluntary ind
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he signed a “morally binding” artificial-intelligence agreement with leading technology executives after a White House luncheon. The voluntary statement of pri
The U.S. Navy has selected Boeing to develop its F/A-XX next-generation carrier-based fighter, ending a contentious competition against Northrop Grumman. Lockheed Martin was reportedly eliminated in a
The AI arms race is nothing like the Cold War
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timothydarrah.com
IrregularChat: AI & Autonomy
1w ago
The article argues that today’s AI competition resembles an arms race but differs fundamentally from the Cold War. Unlike nuclear weapons, AI is being developed by multiple governments and corporation
A federal appeals court has upheld the Pentagon’s decision to designate Anthropic a national security supply chain risk, allowing the Defense Department to exclude the AI company from military contrac
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station will receive new counter-drone capabilities in the coming weeks from Joint Interagency Task Force 401, according to Col. Brian Chatman, commander of Space Launch Del
The article examines fears that rapid artificial intelligence development could lead to a “Terminator”-style apocalypse, contrasting those concerns with more immediate and documented harms. President
At the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 22, 2026, President Donald Trump announced that US government documents would henceforth refer to artificial intelligence as “super intelligence,” or “S
The article argues that rapid advances in frontier AI are outpacing voluntary safety testing and exposing serious weaknesses in current evaluation practices. Recent whistleblowing, calls from Anthropi
Trump’s Risky Hack-Back Plan
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foreignpolicy.com
IrregularChat: Purple Team
2w ago
Foreign Policy’s Situation Report highlights three major issues: the Trump administration’s shift toward offensive cyberoperations, growing anxiety over artificial intelligence, and the lack of progre
The Department of Defense hosted YouTube personalities and professional boxers Jake and Logan Paul at the Pentagon on Sept. 17, 2026. During the visit, the brothers toured the building, visited the Pe
NPR reports that states are moving to regulate AI chatbots amid growing concerns about harms to children, while technology companies are helping shape the legislation. The issue gained urgency after c
The article argues that the White House’s new framework for testing frontier AI models is unlikely to provide effective oversight in its current form. Developed after recent cybersecurity incidents in
President Trump dismissed warnings from OpenAI and Anthropic executives that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat, calling the claims a “hoax.” Despite that, White House advisers a
President Trump’s Date With Destiny?
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garymarcus.substack.com
IrregularChat: AI & Autonomy
3w ago
The piece argues that September 24 could be a pivotal date for Donald Trump, especially in relation to AI policy and U.S.-China relations. The author reports speculation that White House aides may urg
The Reddit post in r/WallstreetWhales is a meme titled “Dear Leader in the situation room determining how he can manipulate markets,” posted by u/TahiniTaint and tagged as “MEME.” It contains no writt
U.S. federal agencies — the FBI, NSA, and CISA — said in a Tuesday alert that major Chinese AI companies have been systematically using “distillation” to copy capabilities from leading American AI mod
The Case for Boycotting Generative AI
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garymarcus.substack.com
IrregularChat: AI & Autonomy
3w ago
Gary Marcus argues that the time has come for a public boycott of generative AI. He says frontier labs openly acknowledge that advanced AI could cause catastrophic harm, even if he does not believe ex
The passage argues that despite major advances in AI, U.S. government adoption remains surprisingly low because general-purpose models do not fit the realities of public-sector work. Although AI can e
OpenAI Wants to Talk About ‘The Federalist Papers’
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theatlantic.com
IrregularChat: AI & Autonomy
Sep 4
OpenAI’s Strategic Futures team says it is trying to protect political freedom in an era of advanced AI. In a new blog post, team leader Dean Ball argued that AI could concentrate power in the hands o
Pause OpenAI, now
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garymarcus.substack.com
IrregularChat: AI & Autonomy
Sep 4
Gary Marcus argues that OpenAI can no longer be trusted to responsibly manage its increasingly powerful AI systems. He says the company has shown poor judgment by releasing its new Astra model even th
Protect Democracy, a nonpartisan nonprofit, has sued four federal agencies to force disclosure of the Trump administration’s secret AI safety review framework. The group says the public and Congress h
Florida’s Department of Transportation has revoked permits for license plate readers, including Flock cameras, on state highway rights-of-way, citing growing concerns about misuse, privacy, and survei
A new survey of 111 national security and AI experts suggests deep concern inside U.S. security circles about the risks of advanced artificial intelligence. Conducted by the Institute for Security and
The Defense Department is expected to release a new cyber strategy early next week, marking its first broad cyber framework since 2023. Developed by Katie Sutton’s office, the strategy is intended to
The Defense Department is expected to release a new cyber strategy early next week, marking its first major cyber framework since 2023. Developed under Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy
The Department of War is expanding its internal AI platform, GenAI.mil, to include military versions of ChatGPT and Grok, giving service members access to two major commercial AI tools in a secure gov
Emil Michael, the top Pentagon official overseeing military artificial intelligence policy, has sold millions of dollars’ worth of stock in another AI-related company, according to newly reviewed fina
Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) warns President Trump against believing claims that Russia is nearing defeat in Ukraine. The memo argues that reports from U.S. intelligence offici
Executive Order 14420, issued August 26, 2026, declares a national emergency over foreign threats to the U.S. bulk-power system, which supplies electricity for national defense, emergency services, cr
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has privately told close friends and associates that he is considering a run for president in 2028, according to two people familiar with the conversations. The NBC News
A federal judge has ruled that the Pentagon’s decision to label AI company Anthropic a “supply chain risk” was unlawful and ordered the designation removed. Judge Rita Lin said the Defense Department’
A federal judge has ruled that the Pentagon acted illegally in targeting Anthropic after the AI company criticized the government’s views on military use of artificial intelligence. U.S. District Judg
President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring a national emergency to secure the U.S. bulk-power system and restrict certain foreign-produced equipment, software, and systems deemed a nat
President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring a national emergency to secure the U.S. bulk-power system and restrict certain foreign-produced equipment, software, and systems from being u
A video and flight-tracking data showed a U.S. military Boeing C-17A Globemaster III landing at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2026. The aircraft reportedly departed Joint Base Andrew
Senior U.S. military, federal, law enforcement, and industry officials met in Virginia for Joint Interagency Task Force 401’s second summit to review progress on building a national counter-drone surv
A new US-Saudi joint venture is building a drone factory near Riyadh to produce combat drones modeled on Iran’s Shahed system. The venture, SR2Vector, combines Utah-based Vector Defense with Saudi sta
The Pentagon and White House held the first “Drone Dominance” event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, bringing together nearly 100 representatives from about 40 drone-related companies and
Are the Tech Bros Blockheads?
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defensetechacquisition.com
IrregularChat: Tech
Aug 20
The article argues that most venture-backed defense tech companies are still unlikely to receive Pentagon spending at the scale investors expect, despite political support for commercial-first acquisi
President Donald Trump’s new cyber policy seeks to enlist vetted private U.S. companies to disrupt foreign cybercriminal networks, but Russia presents a major challenge because criminal hackers and st
The article argues that artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and bioengineering are creating major benefits but also making bioweapons easier to design, produce, and spread. Elizabeth Sherwood-Rand
This memorandum expands U.S. efforts to combat transnational cyber-enabled crime by involving vetted private-sector companies under federal oversight. It responds to the growing threat posed by Transn
President Donald Trump signed a national security memorandum aimed at expanding the federal government’s ability to fight cybercrime by involving private-sector companies in offensive cyber operations
This memorandum expands U.S. efforts to combat transnational cyber-enabled crime by involving vetted private-sector companies under federal oversight. It responds to the growing threat posed by Transn