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Steve Feldstein

@stevefeldstein.bsky.social

Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment Tech, geopolitics, democracy Out Sept 8! Bytes & Bullets: Global Rivalries, Big Tech & New Shape of Modern War https://bit.ly/4tuDLnv Author of Rise of Digital Repression https://bit.ly/4ext26X

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David Kaye@davidakaye.bsky.social · 4w ago

🇺🇳 NEWS --> the UN Human Rights Council today approved new special rapporteurs, including Leopoldo Maldonado, an inspired choice for freedom of expression. Polo, director of @article19mxca.bsky.social for many years, has helped lead the fight for media freedom and journalist protection in Mexico. 🙌

letter from president of human rights council proposing new special rapporteurs, which the council approved today
Steve Feldstein@stevefeldstein.bsky.social · last mo.

Flagging two great pieces just out from @carnegieendowment.org 🧨 @janjiras.bsky.social's piece looks at transnational repression in Thailand carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Inside the Swap Mart: How Thailand’s Domestic Digital Repression Enables Transnational Repression

Thailand is no longer safe for regional activists; neither are Cambodia, Laos, or Vietnam for Thai dissidents who had typically sought refuge in those countries.

carnegieendowment.org

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists@thebulletin.org · last mo.

While there is growing interest in adopting powerful AI systems for military use, global dispersion remains in early stages, writes Steven Feldstein @stevefeldstein.bsky.social. "Given the complexity of military AI innovations, many nations will face considerable hurdles in adopting them."

AI targeting systems are coming, but not as fast as many assume

Given the complexity of military AI innovations, many nations will face considerable hurdles in adopting them.

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Steve Feldstein@stevefeldstein.bsky.social · last mo.

For a deep dive into AI targeting systems and how rapidly they will proliferate, here's my latest piece @thebulletin.org 👇👇

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists@thebulletin.org · last mo.

Today, only a small number of countries—among them China, Israel, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States—are actively employing AI technology for their wartime aims, writes Steven Feldstein. Will such systems proliferate further?

Just Security@justsecurity.org · 2mo ago

#Zambia’s cancellation of the RightsCon #DigitalRights summit is an indication not only of #China’s influence, but also of the #DemocraticBacksliding under Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema, write Jane Munga and Steve Feldstein @stevefeldstein.bsky.social):

Why Did Zambia Pull Down a Major Human Rights Summit?

Zambia’s cancellation of the RightsCon summit is an indication not only of China’s influence, but also the country's own democratic erosion.

justsecurity.org

Steve Feldstein@stevefeldstein.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨My new piece out--insights from Iran war: 1️⃣ Cheap drones & missiles can overcome expensive defenses 2️⃣ AI accelerates targeting raising real concerns abt proliferation & civilian casualties. Read the latest 📘👇 carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

The Unintended Consequences of Iran’s Asymmetric Strategy and America’s AI War

The Iran war is unique in the scope and scale of asymmetric warfare and AI-enabled conflict. These will test the limits of protecting civilians.

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Carnegie Democracy@carnegiedcg.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🆕The Iran war offers 2 dangerous lessons, writes @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social: 1️⃣ Cheap drones can overwhelm expensive defenses 2️⃣ AI accelerates targeting. Accountability is falling behind The result: civilian casualities and more proliferation. Read the latest from @carnegieendowment.org 📘👇

The Unintended Consequences of Iran’s Asymmetric Strategy and America’s AI War

The Iran war is unique in the scope and scale of asymmetric warfare and AI-enabled conflict. These will test the limits of protecting civilians.

carnegieendowment.org

Amos Toh@amostoh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

critical intervention from @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social, on how Big Tech is resetting the terms of warfare. Steve foreshadowed the use of "good enough" drones as geopolitical chips - and look at where we are now foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/17/d...

‘Good Enough’ Drones Have Become Geopolitical Chips

In Sudan and elsewhere, regional powers have used the weapons for leverage.

foreignpolicy.com

Steve Feldstein@stevefeldstein.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Bytes & Bullets is available September 8 wherever books are sold. Pre-order yours now! 👇👇 www.amazon.com/Bytes-Bullet...

James O'Donnell@jamesmodonnell.bsky.social · 5mo ago

(breaking from me) The Pentagon is discussing plans for generative AI companies to train military-specific versions of their models on classified data. It's a new development compared to models just answering classified questions. Details here: www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/17/1...

The Pentagon is planning for AI companies to train on classified data, defense official says

The generative AI models used in classified environments can answer questions but don't currently learn from the data they see. That could soon change.

technologyreview.com

Steve Feldstein@stevefeldstein.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Pleased to see @usamakhilji.bsky.social new piece out about Gen-Z protests and new elections in Bangladesh and Nepal! @carnegieendowment.org carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Gen Z Protests Across Asia Offer a Delicate but Renewed Democratic Order

A disconnect between Gen Z citizenry and older rulers has fueled massive demonstrations. What are the key issues and how is protest energy translating into electoral change?

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Amos Toh@amostoh.bsky.social · 5mo ago

1/ As the US continues AI-enabled strikes on Iran, new @brennancenter.org research from @emileayoub.bsky.social and me examines how the military’s investments in the technology have been building to this moment. Congress must step up and reckon with AI’s dangers to life, liberty, and democracy 🧵:

The Business of Military AI

The Pentagon has been spending tens of billions of dollars to adopt new technologies at breakneck speed. Without oversight and safeguards, military applications of artificial intelligence could jeopar...

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