Courtney Manning
@courtneymanning.bsky.social
Director of AI Imperative 2030 at American Security Project. Defense, AI and China, Military Readiness, Intelligence. Views are my own.
#AgenticAI cyberweapons are rapidly becoming the tool of choice for state-sponsored attackers targeting U.S. critical infrastructure—making AI-assisted #cyber #defense a necessity for homeland defenders.
October 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
#AgenticAI cyberweapons are rapidly becoming the tool of choice for state-sponsored attackers targeting U.S. critical infrastructure—making AI-assisted #cyber #defense a necessity for homeland defenders.
Why do #AI #startups rush to market without thorough safety plans and mitigations for hypothetical worst-case scenarios posed by think tanks? Money, duh.
But reason #2: AI safety discourse often lacks precision. Potential catastrophic risks matter, but near-term demonstrable threats matter more.
But reason #2: AI safety discourse often lacks precision. Potential catastrophic risks matter, but near-term demonstrable threats matter more.
October 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
How ironic is it that, while posting about our recent report on #CCP influence in American AI LLM models, my @officialgrammarly.bsky.social extension recommends I use the CCP-preferred term for the #TiananmenSquareMassacre
July 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
How ironic is it that, while posting about our recent report on #CCP influence in American AI LLM models, my @officialgrammarly.bsky.social extension recommends I use the CCP-preferred term for the #TiananmenSquareMassacre
New brief! "CCP Censorship, Propaganda in U.S. LLM Responses" evaluates how the Chinese Communist Party’s aggressive censorship laws and disinformation campaigns have infected the global AI data marketplace and misaligned U.S. large language models. Read full report below. #CCP #AI #LLM #censorship
Sentinel Brief: Evidence of CCP Censorship, Propaganda in U.S. LLM Responses
www.americansecurityproject.org
July 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New brief! "CCP Censorship, Propaganda in U.S. LLM Responses" evaluates how the Chinese Communist Party’s aggressive censorship laws and disinformation campaigns have infected the global AI data marketplace and misaligned U.S. large language models. Read full report below. #CCP #AI #LLM #censorship
Introducing AI Arms Race, a quarterly newsletter on the ends, ways, and means of the geostrategic war over critical technologies. The inaugural edition asks, "Why is AI a national security imperative?"
Read here: mailchi.mp/americansecu...
Read here: mailchi.mp/americansecu...
May 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Introducing AI Arms Race, a quarterly newsletter on the ends, ways, and means of the geostrategic war over critical technologies. The inaugural edition asks, "Why is AI a national security imperative?"
Read here: mailchi.mp/americansecu...
Read here: mailchi.mp/americansecu...
This Friday, I'll be weighing in on the U.S.-China #TariffWar and more at @newlinesinst.bsky.social's "Future-Proofing U.S. #Technology: Strategic Priorities Amid Chinese Tech Advancement" at the Press Club in DC. Sign up here for virtual/in-person attendance! newlinesinstitute.org/event/future...
Future-Proofing U.S. Technology: Strategic Priorities Amid Chinese Tech Advancement - New Lines Institute
REGISTER HERE Join the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy on Friday, April 11, 2025, at the National Press Club in D.C. as we launch our latest series of policy analysis and recommendations o...
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April 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This Friday, I'll be weighing in on the U.S.-China #TariffWar and more at @newlinesinst.bsky.social's "Future-Proofing U.S. #Technology: Strategic Priorities Amid Chinese Tech Advancement" at the Press Club in DC. Sign up here for virtual/in-person attendance! newlinesinstitute.org/event/future...
In 2024, Fort Stewart collected $17 million from soldiers for barracks food, but the base spent just $2.1 million feeding troops -- redirecting 87% of the funds collected to other spending buckets.
Scoop: 21 lawmakers want answers from Hegseth following my reporting the Army can't account for millions of dollars taxed from soldier's paychecks to pay for their food www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Army's Use of Soldier Food Allowances Spurs Bipartisan Inquiry from Congress
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pressing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for answers on the Army's handling of meal funds as questions mount over the apparent misallocation of tens of millions of do...
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March 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
In 2024, Fort Stewart collected $17 million from soldiers for barracks food, but the base spent just $2.1 million feeding troops -- redirecting 87% of the funds collected to other spending buckets.
In less than a day of combing Chinese news sites, my researchers found deep ties between #DeepSeek and the #CCP. See an abbreviated list here: www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/...
China's DeepSeek powered by CCP ties and AI 'myth,' report finds
The findings raise national security concerns as DeepSeek tops app download charts and caused U.S. tech stocks to plummet.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In less than a day of combing Chinese news sites, my researchers found deep ties between #DeepSeek and the #CCP. See an abbreviated list here: www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/...
Writing on #tech #AI or #policy in the past week has been an episode of Wipeout. News breaks, you do your research, sprint to get it published, and then WHAM - a comically large fist-on-a-stick comes out of left field. RIP to the endless #Deepseek hot take drafts, no longer relevant, left adrift...
February 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
NEW BRIEF: All companies operating in #China must share their intellectual property, technology, and #data with the Chinese Communist Party. U.S. government contractors should not be allowed to facilitate the sale of American consumer intelligence. www.americansecurityproject.org/us-firms-chi...
Briefing Note – U.S. Firms and China’s Data Regime
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January 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
NEW BRIEF: All companies operating in #China must share their intellectual property, technology, and #data with the Chinese Communist Party. U.S. government contractors should not be allowed to facilitate the sale of American consumer intelligence. www.americansecurityproject.org/us-firms-chi...
Anyone know who runs the highly amusing Think Tank Watch? It's a time capsule of excellent reporting on past dramas and gossip within the DC research space, and I can't find a single thing about it outside the site itself.
www.thinktankwatch.com
www.thinktankwatch.com
Think Tank Watch
A one-stop shop for think tanks.
www.thinktankwatch.com
January 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Anyone know who runs the highly amusing Think Tank Watch? It's a time capsule of excellent reporting on past dramas and gossip within the DC research space, and I can't find a single thing about it outside the site itself.
www.thinktankwatch.com
www.thinktankwatch.com
This is my favorite video to share when legislators tell me we need to "kick out" overweight service members from the #military if they can't lose weight. #Obesity is a chronic disease that anyone can acquire. There are effective treatment options. They're just in short supply! @businessinsider.com
You're Being Lied To About Ozempic | Truth Complex | Business Insider
YouTube video by Business Insider
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January 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This is my favorite video to share when legislators tell me we need to "kick out" overweight service members from the #military if they can't lose weight. #Obesity is a chronic disease that anyone can acquire. There are effective treatment options. They're just in short supply! @businessinsider.com
#AI is a coalescing force driving vital conversations around democracy, progress, and U.S. values. But more than that, it is a mirror that forces us to grapple with what sets the human spirit apart from an intelligent machine. Excited to push AI Imperative 2030 forward! x.com/POLITICOLive...
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January 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
#AI is a coalescing force driving vital conversations around democracy, progress, and U.S. values. But more than that, it is a mirror that forces us to grapple with what sets the human spirit apart from an intelligent machine. Excited to push AI Imperative 2030 forward! x.com/POLITICOLive...
Don't forget, tomorrow morning is @politico.com's First 100 Days event! Hear from #stevebannon, #mikejohnson, #amibera, and of course, yours truly. Our AI panel is a stacked deck and I'm looking forward to riveting discussion. Request an invitation here: playbookfirst100days.splashthat.com/CMS
Playbook First 100 Days
Playbook First 100 Days - Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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January 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Don't forget, tomorrow morning is @politico.com's First 100 Days event! Hear from #stevebannon, #mikejohnson, #amibera, and of course, yours truly. Our AI panel is a stacked deck and I'm looking forward to riveting discussion. Request an invitation here: playbookfirst100days.splashthat.com/CMS
I am thrilled to be giving opening remarks at @politico.com's AI and National Security panel at their First 100 Days event on January 14! Don't miss leading policymakers, journalists, and experts discussing AI governance and innovation in the next administration. www.politico.com/live-events/...
POLITICO Playbook: The First 100 Days
Join POLITICO Playbook & top reporters from POLITICO's newsroom on Tuesday, January 14 at 8:30 a.m. ET for can't-miss conversations setting the stage ahead to the Trump Administration's First 100 ...
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January 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I am thrilled to be giving opening remarks at @politico.com's AI and National Security panel at their First 100 Days event on January 14! Don't miss leading policymakers, journalists, and experts discussing AI governance and innovation in the next administration. www.politico.com/live-events/...
I am thrilled to announce that I have been appointed Director of the American Security Project's new research program on artificial intelligence and geostrategic competition, AI Imperative 2030! I can't wait to launch and share more about our work. www.americansecurityproject.org/courtney-man...
Courtney Manning Appointed As Inaugural Director of ASP’s AI Imperative 2030
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December 19, 2024 at 2:29 PM
I am thrilled to announce that I have been appointed Director of the American Security Project's new research program on artificial intelligence and geostrategic competition, AI Imperative 2030! I can't wait to launch and share more about our work. www.americansecurityproject.org/courtney-man...
The federal government has variances in cyber regulations across executive branch agencies. Jason Healey and Samuel Dab identify 8 drivers of this disharmony and provide recommendations on how to address them.
Drivers of Disharmony in U.S. Cyber Regulations
To harmonize cyber regulations, researchers and the government must first understand disharmonies and their causes.
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December 18, 2024 at 9:05 PM
This legitimately made me stop and chuckle while writing an extremely dense AI export control report. China Brief guests keeping it real like always. #CHIPS #AI #NatSec @jordanschneider.bsky.social
December 18, 2024 at 6:43 PM
This legitimately made me stop and chuckle while writing an extremely dense AI export control report. China Brief guests keeping it real like always. #CHIPS #AI #NatSec @jordanschneider.bsky.social
"The most consequential AI law [the U.S.] has passed is not even specifically an AI law." The Biden Administration has made a few deep cuts and a few broad sweeps to regulate #AI. But Trump's deregulatory promises are not a full policy reversal; Dems and Reps are more united than they are opposed.
The rise of generative artificial intelligence has been breathtaking, and American firms are leading the way. But rivals like China are gaining ground, with major consequences for the U.S. economy and national security, write Sebastian Elbaum and Adam Segal.
Artificial Intelligence Priorities for the Next Administration
The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been breathtaking, and American firms are leading the way in showing the potential of a new AI-propelled world. But rivals like China are gaini…
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November 27, 2024 at 5:47 PM
"The most consequential AI law [the U.S.] has passed is not even specifically an AI law." The Biden Administration has made a few deep cuts and a few broad sweeps to regulate #AI. But Trump's deregulatory promises are not a full policy reversal; Dems and Reps are more united than they are opposed.
I adore the Star Trekification of technology naming conventions. I am thrilled that time crystals may reduce unwanted qubit quantum entanglement, and I am even more thrilled to be able to state that sentence out loud. www.sciencealert.com/physicists-t... #quantum #tech #redlettermedia
Physicists Transformed a Quantum Computer Into a Time Crystal
For the first time, physicists have transformed a quantum processor into a state of matter that seems to defy physics, a breakthrough that could be a step toward making quantum computing more practica...
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November 25, 2024 at 8:05 PM
I adore the Star Trekification of technology naming conventions. I am thrilled that time crystals may reduce unwanted qubit quantum entanglement, and I am even more thrilled to be able to state that sentence out loud. www.sciencealert.com/physicists-t... #quantum #tech #redlettermedia