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Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program
The Digital and Cyberspace Policy program addresses one of the most challenging issues facing the country in the twenty-first century: keeping the global internet open, secure, and resilient in the face of unprecedented threats. The program informs policymakers, business leaders, and the general public about the politics of cyberspace through briefings, reports, publications, and podcasts.
4.9 billion people are on the internet
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President Trump’s executive order on January 23rd follows his repeal of Biden’s AI executive order, directing reviews of relevant work by federal departments and agencies.
U.S. government officials should quickly declassify information about the national security threat posed by Chinese-owned TikTok or risk huge public backlash and a global loss of stature as a free speech champion.
The Biden administration released new export controls on Monday, January 13, placing restrictions on advanced AI chips, cloud access, and model weights. The measures’ implementation will rely on the Trump administration’s support.
CFR's Technologist-in-Residence Sebastian Elbaum discusses the capabilities, failures, and future of artificial intelligence and its intersections with policy.
The use of deepfakes in the presidential campaign makes clear the risks of continuing to allow technology companies to self-regulate.
New proposed rules on connected vehicles would keep China and Russia out of key parts of the automotive supply chain. But vulnerabilities in national security will remain until the U.S. establishes stronger data privacy protections.
The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been breathtaking, and American firms are leading the way in showing the potential of a new AI-propelled world. But rivals like China are gaining ground, with major consequences for the U.S. economy and security.
A U.S. court upheld Congress' TikTok ban last week. As TikTok moves to block the ban and appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court, the future of the platform plays a vital role in U.S.-China technological competition.
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Adam SegalIra A. Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies and National Security and Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program
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For years, the world thought of the internet as a borderless zone that brought people from around the world together. But as governments pursue very different regulatory paths, the monolithic internet is breaking apart. Now, where there had been one, there are at least three internets: one led by the United States, one by China, and one by the European Union.
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Audrey Kurth Cronin, distinguished professor at American University’s School of International Service and founding director of the Center for Security, Innovation and New Technology, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how technology, innovation, and social media are shaping Russia’s war in Ukraine and what it might mean for the future.
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Rob Knake, CFR’s Whitney Shepardson senior fellow, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the consequences and lessons of the recent ransomware attack on the owner of the largest fuel pipeline system in the United States.
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U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro meet at the White House, and Huawei divides the United States and Germany.