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Michael C. Horowitz
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Professor @Penn @perryworldhouse. Senior Fellow @CFR. Former DASD for Force Development and Emerging Capabilities. Defense, #AI, and innovation. Always Boston. Views my own.

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Michael C. Horowitz is an American international relations scholar who formerly served as U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Development and Emerging Capabilities in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in the Biden administration. Prior to joining the Defense Department in April 2022, he was a professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. .. more

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Perry World House @perryworldhouse.bsky.social · 4d
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

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Perry World House @perryworldhouse.bsky.social · 4d
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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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 13d
“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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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 18d
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
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Perry World House @perryworldhouse.bsky.social · 18d
🎧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 ⬇️
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Second Breakfast: Gaza, SOUTHCOM, AI Nuke Analogies Stink, Generals Using AI (with M. Horowitz and L. Kahn!)
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 28d
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…
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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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Perry World House @perryworldhouse.bsky.social · 28d
"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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Perry World House @perryworldhouse.bsky.social · Oct 6
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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