NIST loses key cyber experts in standards and research
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The head of the agency’s Computer Security Division and roughly a dozen of his subordinates took the Trump administration’s retirement offers, placing key programs at risk. The departures are raising concerns over NIST’s work on emerging technology issues in quantum computing and artificial intelligence.
A Trump Win Could Unleash Dangerous AI
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Donald Trump's opposition to “woke” safety standards for artificial intelligence would likely mean the dismantling of regulations that protect Americans from misinformation, discrimination, and worse.
Municipal Data Engines: Community Privacy and Homeland Security
Convergence is when two or more separate technologies are paired together to create a capability that is greater than the original technologies individually. The additional value of the converged system itself now opens up new applications as well potentially new challenges.
Proposed Federal AI Oversight Plan Faces Hurdles
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Sen. Mitt Romney’s call for enhanced federal oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) faces hurdles, according to experts, who say the technology’s rapid advancement and wide-ranging applications pose significant challenges to effective regulation.
Dinosaurs and PII: LLMs Assisted Policy Creation in Federal Federated Space
Large language models (LLMs) have the potential to revolutionize how the US Government and its Industry counterparts approach time-consuming or resource-intensive tasks, however many commercially available LLMS require large amounts of computing power and are most easily / readily deployed on cloud architecture.
George Washington University Professionals Podcast: Insights from a Homeland Security Expert
In this episode of The Professionals Podcast, Amanda and Luke are joined by Nick Reese, co-founder of Frontier Foundry, which is a leading DC area AI company. Drawing from Nick's experience as a former DHS Cyber Policy Analyst and a co-founder of Frontier Foundry, the Nick shares insights into shaping Executive Order 13960 on AI and underscores the importance of bridging the gap between policy and emerging technologies.
Digital Leader Show Podcast: AI Governance, Staying Ahead of the Compliance Curve in 2024
On this episode of The Digital Leader Show we are discussing AI Governance & Staying Ahead of the Compliance Curve in 2024, with the Department of Homeland Security's former Director of Emerging Technology Policy Nick Reese and past FDIC Chief Innovation Officer Sultan Meghji...PLUS, headlines for digital leaders from the world of enterprise technology.
Structurally Sound Podcast: Staying Ahead of Emerging Technology in Critical Infrastructure
Artificial intelligence, blockchains, quantum computing - complex emerging technologies promise to reshape critical infrastructure in the coming years. We’re joined by Nick Reese, an emerging technology entrepreneur, and Robert Crane, a project manager at IHS, for strategies on embracing new tech while staying one step ahead.
ABA Section of Civil Rights & Social Justice webinar: Zero Sum Game? Developing a Winning Approach to Privacy and Security in an Age of Zero Trust
Security and privacy are two sides of the same coin – it’s hard to have one without the other. Yet there can be a tension between them. Strong legal and technological protections, including encryption, are necessary to effectively protect private data and communications. Yet terrorists, smugglers of dangerous weapons and drugs, human traffickers, and perpetrators of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) sometimes use end-to-end encrypted messaging (E2EE) to prevent their crimes from being discovered by law enforcement. Proposed U.S. laws such as the EARN IT Act seek to end E2EE messaging so that law enforcement need not fear criminals "going dark."