Paul Scharre

Paul Scharre is the executive vice president and director of studies at the Center for a New American Security and author of Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.

Articles by Paul Scharre

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The Cloud Can Solve America’s AI Problems

Essay

Tim Fist, Paul Scharre

October 7, 2023, 1:14 AM

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Washington Can Lead on AI

Insider

June 19, 2023, 11:00 PM

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AI’s Gatekeepers Aren’t Prepared for What’s Coming

June 19, 2023, 11:00 PM

This aerial photo taken on August 10, 2022 shows a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) factory in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu province.

Decoupling Wastes U.S. Leverage on China

Argument

January 13, 2023, 8:00 AM

A prosthetic hand from BrainRobotics, which draws on machine learning, at the 2017 Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on Jan. 7, 2017.
(Sophie Estienne/AFP/Getty Images) — A prosthetic hand from BrainRobotics, which draws on machine learning, at the 2017 Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on Jan. 7, 2017. (Sophie Estienne/AFP/Getty Images)

Congress Can Help the United States Lead in Artificial Intelligence

Argument

Paul Scharre, Michael C. Horowitz

December 10, 2018, 5:46 PM

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A Million Mistakes a Second

Argument

September 12, 2018, 8:00 AM

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Ctrl + Alt + Delete

Feature

Shawn Brimley, Paul Scharre

May 13, 2014, 9:57 PM

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These Aren’t the Drones You’re Looking For

Argument

Paul Scharre, Shawn Brimley

April 16, 2014, 11:55 PM

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