Earlier this year, the Department of Defense released two annual reports on the status of its chemical and biological defense efforts (both pdf):
“Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense Program,” Annual Report to Congress, April 2007.
“Report on Activities and Programs for Countering Proliferation and NBC Terrorism,” Counterproliferation Program Review Committee, Volume I, Executive Summary, May 2007.
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Our analysis of federal AI governance across administrations shows that divergent compliance procedures and uneven institutional capacity challenge the government’s ability to deploy AI in ways that uphold public trust.
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