"Few things are more important to militaries in crisis situations than informational awareness and control over decisions," explains PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social on AI and nuclear escalation risks in @vox.com. Read here: www.vox.com/technology/4...

How AI could make wars go nuclear

We had a plan to prevent World War III. AI could break it.

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New podcast alert! Joined What a Day with @crooked.com to talk about whether the "killer robots" are inevitable (no), whether military adoption of artificial intelligence is inevitable (yes), and about how to thread the needle between under and over-regulation www.crooked.com/podcast/are-...

Are The Killer Robots Inevitable? | Crooked Media

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"To build a larger and more capable fleet by 2030, the Navy should double down on investing in, fielding, and sustaining smaller attritable autonomous systems," writes PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social in @warontherocks.bsky.social. Read more: warontherocks.com/the-navy-nee...

The Navy Needs Precise Mass and Here Is How to Get There

Maintaining deterrence in the Indo-Pacific and around the world requires the U.S. Navy to change what it builds and how it fights. Sen. Roger Wicker

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This week @laurenakahn.bsky.social joins to chat drones and how they are changing the character of warfare. For the rest, it's a lot of "you're fired!" The Navy Secretary. Members of Congress. The National Science Board. Plus DC proms! @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Fired Navy Secretary, Fired NSB, and UAVs

Podcast Episode · Sirens: A Bombshell production · May 2 · 1h

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Michael Horowitz (@mchorowitz.bsky.social) challenges the narrative that military AI is moving too fast. He argues that the Pentagon is actually too slow to scale proven technologies. Rather than fearing experimental prototypes, he contends it is time to "hit the accelerator."

West Point cadets are less likely to make automation bias errors w military AI than the general public! Shows opportunities from AI + that training matters! Thx @defenseone.bsky.social & Pat Tucker for covering research w @laurenakahn.bsky.social & Laura Samotin www.defenseone.com/technology/2...

West Pointers can be trained to better evaluate, appreciate AI, study finds

New research may point the way to harnessing AI’s potential on the battlefield—and in society.

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“This is the time where danger lights should be flashing for a great power like the United States, if we take history as a guide," PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social explains in a @nytimes.com piece by @dwallacewells.bsky.social. Read here: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/o...

Opinion | Iran Is Teaching Us Something About the American War Machine

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PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social lends his expertise on the use of drones in the military to this @economist.com piece analyzing the impact the Iran war could have on the American military. Read here: www.economist.com/briefing/202...

The Iran war could sap American military power for years

America's war in Iran strains military resources, depleting munitions and air defences needed for potential conflicts in Asia and Ukraine.

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“Whether it's a bow and arrow, a radar guided missile or an autonomous weapon systems, there's always a human responsible for the use of force," explains PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social in @channelnewsasia.bsky.social. Read (or watch!) here: www.channelnewsasia.com/world/us-mil...

US military's reported use of Claude raises questions about AI in warfare

AI is quickly becoming a mainstay of modern warfare, prompting pushback from some tech companies and sparking fresh debate about the ethics of military partnerships.

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PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission yesterday, speaking on the "China's Strategy and Growing Undersea Capabilities" panel. Watch the coverage or read Horowitz's testimony here: www.uscc.gov/hearings/par...

Part of Your World: U.S.-China Competition Under the Sea

Hearing on March 2, 2026

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🎧 Listen 🎧 PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social was a guest on yesterday's @chinatalk.skystack.xyz podcast on Iran and the Anthropic-Pentagon fight. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/2Aug...

Emergency Pod: Iran + Anthropic

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“This is a fight about vibes and personalities masquerading as a policy dispute,” explains PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social in a quote for this @wsj.com piece on the Pentagon's split from the AI company Anthropic. Read here: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...

A ‘Fight About Vibes’ Drove the Pentagon’s Breakup with Anthropic

The AI giant’s CEO Dario Amodei and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have contrasting personalities and worldviews.

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PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social is quoted in this @washingtonpost.com piece on the fight between Anthropic & the Pentagon: “The Pentagon does not trust that Anthropic will be a reliable vendor, and Anthropic worries about misuse of its technology." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

The hypothetical nuclear attack that escalated the Pentagon’s showdown with Anthropic

Start-up Anthropic and the U.S. military are careening toward a clash over government use of artificial intelligence — and whether it should be allowed to kill.

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Excited to share a new article in @iojournal.bsky.social with @mchorowitz.bsky.social! We evaluate the risk of states using automated nuclear launch systems to facilitate revisionist coercive efforts. Unfortunately, we find the danger is real and should be taken seriously doi.org/10.1017/S002...

Are nuclear weapons useful for coercion? If so, what factors increase the credibility and effectiveness of nuclear threats? Read the latest research from CMIST’s @joshschwartz.bsky.social and UPenn's @mchorowitz.bsky.social in International Organization. Read: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social contributed to this piece for @cfr.org examining the forces that will shape AI's trajectory in 2026. Read here ⬇️

How 2026 Could Decide the Future of Artificial Intelligence

Six CFR fellows examine the challenges that lie ahead, reviewing how governance, adoption, and geopolitical competition will shape artificial intelligence and society’s engagement with this new techn…

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Want to understand more about the eye popping 1.5T Trump defense budget news? Check out me, @dumbacher.bsky.social, & @laurenakahn.bsky.social for @cfr.org! www.cfr.org/expert-brief... #defense #natsec

Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Should Not Come as a Surprise

In the context of global threats to the United States, a long overdue defense modernization bill, and the ambitions of Trump’s signature defense priorities, perhaps the budget request should have bee…

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"The Pentagon’s acquisition system is not built to meet a moment where rapid technological change in areas like AI is shifting the capabilities the U.S. should acquire," write @mchorowitz.bsky.social, @laurenakahn.bsky.social, and @dumbacher.bsky.social for @cfr.org: www.cfr.org/expert-brief...

Time to Accept Risk in Defense Acquisitions

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth launched enterprising Pentagon reforms that prioritize speed in acquiring new military capabilities, but this ambitious proposal is at risk of running into the …

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In a recent podcast with @cfr.org, PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social discussed how emerging military technologies are revolutionizing the modern battlefield and how the Pentagon is adapting and incorporating these new technologies.🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6n4H...

Are We Ready? | The New Weapons of War, With Michael Horowitz

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Today’s event in cyber threats, intelligence, and U.S. national security with General (ret.) Tim Haugh and PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social is now live! Watch here: upennmeeting-edu.zoom.us/j/94243050774

“It is unlikely that superintelligence is actually imminent,” write @mchorowitz.bsky.social‬ and @laurenakahn.bsky.social. Washington should not “distort U.S. policy by dashing for something that might not exist.”

The Cost of the AGI Delusion

By chasing superintelligence, America is falling behind in the real AI race.

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🎧Podcast alert:🎧 PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social was recently a guest on @chinatalk.bsky.social discussing the use of AI in the military. Listen here ⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/57RY...

Second Breakfast: Gaza, SOUTHCOM, AI Nuke Analogies Stink, Generals Using AI (with M. Horowitz and L. Kahn!)

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Thank you, Michael Horowitz, for sharing your research on autonomous nuclear systems during this week’s Wednesday Seminar. 📼ICYMI you can catch up on the conversation with the recorded stream: https://youtube.com/live/TQKP0RuCZ_I?feature=share @mchorowitz.bsky.social

Regulating military use of AI is in everyone’s interest-As the private sector accelerates advances in artificial intelligence and militaries invest in possible AI uses from the back office to the battlefield, the development… www.ft.com/content/c8db... @mchorowitz.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Regulating military use of AI is in everyone’s interest

Blanket prohibitions won’t work — but all states should agree on best practices for ethical and legal compliance

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"There is an urgent need to instill strong norms of responsible behaviour and build the capacity of militaries to integrate AI responsibly," writes PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com Read more: www.ft.com/content/c8db...

Regulating military use of AI is in everyone’s interest

Blanket prohibitions won’t work — but all states should agree on best practices for ethical and legal compliance

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Through Open to Debate, PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social participated in a debate centered around the concept of a "kill switch," a mechanism designed to shut down/override autonomous weapon systems in conflict zones. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRKo...

Wartime Kill Switch: Human or AI?

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“Washington must ensure that the pursuit of artificial general intelligence does not come at the expense of near-term AI adoption,” write @mchorowitz.bsky.social and @laurenakahn.bsky.social. “Racing toward a myth is not sound policy.”

The Cost of the AGI Delusion

By chasing superintelligence, America is falling behind in the real AI race.

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"There is no doubt that AI is a very powerful invention. But when it comes to AGI, the hype has grown out of proportion," write PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social and @laurenakahn.bsky.social in @foreignaffairs.com. Read here: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

The Cost of the AGI Delusion

By chasing superintelligence, America is falling behind in the real AI race.

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In a quote in @defenseone.bsky.social, PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social describes former Defense Innovation Unit head Doug Beck's legacy upon his resignation: “...DIU under Doug Beck increased its ability to accelerate capability delivery that would make a difference on the battlefield,”

"The critical next step for the development of AI and the continued defense of U.S. national security interests is adoption at scale," write PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social and PWH Fellow Radha Iyengar Plumb for @cfr.org. Read here: www.cfr.org/article/pent...

Is the Pentagon Slowing Artificial Intelligence Adoption?

Senior Pentagon officials have demoted a crucial AI office from senior leadership to inside the research and development shop. They say it will lead to an AI-first push, but the move could put Trump’…

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