Artificial Intelligence

AI, Human Uniqueness, and Public Policy: Why “Image of God” Still Matters in a Secular Age

As AI grows more ubiquitous, lawmakers should look to the doctrine of “imago dei” to keep public policy moored to the needs of human beings as reflections of divinity

To Read Is Human

Without the libraries of mind necessary to sustain deep thought, built up over a lifetime of reading, we will never be able to stretch beyond our finitude to a properly-ordered understanding of God and man

Why We Must Fight the Demise of the Essay

Without the widespread ability to cogently express important ideas, none of the most important leaders of the last few hundred years would ever have been so influential

To Secure a Free and Open Future, America Must Win the AI Race

The U.S. must lead in AI development to ensure the technology’s future upholds American values of free expression and not the CCP’s censorship and propaganda

DeepSeek, ChatGPT, and Sino-US Strategic AI Competition

The recent release of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI competitor to rival America’s own large language models (LLMs), has shocked many. But what does it mean for long-term Sino-US competition?

Three Myths about AI in National Security

Despite much chatter about the applications of AI to military hardware, three common myths about AI in national security still need correcting

How Much Human Oversight of Autonomous Weapons is Necessary?

Though the idea of always having a human “in the loop” with autonomous weapons sounds reassuring, this framing actually obscures more than it clarifies.

All Eyes on Rafah?

Social media has become increasingly influential, illustrating how competing narratives we encounter about the world are processed.

From Attacks on Civilians to Spiritual Injury: Future War Trends from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
From Attacks on Civilians to Spiritual Injury: Future War Trends from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

The war in Ukraine is proving to be a tragic proving ground for trends that will almost certainly be replicated in other twenty-first-century warfare. Decentralized decision-making, the targeting of population centers, tactical speed in decision-making, the rise of artificial intelligence, vital intelligence sharing, and the strategic impact of moral and spiritual injury demonstrate the boundaries for future combat.