Risky Business

Welcome to the blog

Here we highlight the work of NTI and share knowledge, ideas, and viewpoints addressing the crosscutting challenges our world faces—addressing risks while supporting innovation—to make our world safer.

People Are Trying to Misuse AI. That’s Exactly Why Safeguards Matter.

Risky Business

People Are Trying to Misuse AI. That’s Exactly Why Safeguards Matter.

The policy challenge ahead is ensuring that safeguards, governance frameworks, and security practices continue to responsibly scale alongside the technology. If they do, society can capture AI's enormous benefits while keeping emerging risks firmly under control. 

Stay Informed

Sign up for our newsletter to get the latest on nuclear and biological threats.

Sign Up

Filter

Filter by

  • Focus Area
      • More
      • More
      • More
  • Country or Area
  • Program
  • Year

413 Results

Newest

Dr. James Johnson on How AI is Transforming Nuclear Deterrence

Risky Business

Dr. James Johnson on How AI is Transforming Nuclear Deterrence

On October 11, NTI hosted Dr. James Johnson for a virtual seminar moderated by Senior Advisor to the NTI President Douglas Shaw to learn more about the consequences of AI technology for the nuclear age and what governments and experts should do in response.  

Nuclear Weapons and New Mexico’s Downwinders: Tina Cordova on “the legacy for us that no one ever talks about.”

Risky Business

Nuclear Weapons and New Mexico’s Downwinders: Tina Cordova on “the legacy for us that no one ever talks about.”

NTI’s Mary Fulham and Rachel Staley Grant interviewed Tina Cordova about her advocacy work—including recent breakthroughs in Congress—and her take on the recent attention that Oppenheimer has brought to the history of nuclear weapons in New Mexico.

Identifying Outbreak Origins: How the Joint Assessment Mechanism Can Improve Pandemic Response

Risky Business

Identifying Outbreak Origins: How the Joint Assessment Mechanism Can Improve Pandemic Response

NTI is working with international partners to develop a new Joint Assessment Mechanism (JAM) within the office of the UN Secretary-General to rapidly identify outbreak origins. Without the ability to quickly determine the origin of an outbreak, researchers are hampered in their ability to rapidly develop vaccines and other medical countermeasures that can slow the pace of the outbreak, ultimately saving countless lives.

5 Ways to Participate in #CranesForOurFuture

Risky Business

5 Ways to Participate in #CranesForOurFuture

From Yoko Ono to the United Nations Secretary General, from members of Congress to a group of nuns in Ohio, the 2022 #CranesForOurFuture campaign brought together a diverse group of people and institutions to call for a future without nuclear weapons. Together, we reached over 20 million people. This year we hope to reach even more.

#CranesForOurFuture: Ukrainian Artist Eugenia Zoloto on Finding Hope during War

Risky Business

#CranesForOurFuture: Ukrainian Artist Eugenia Zoloto on Finding Hope during War

Eugenia Zoloto is a Ukrainian artist who specializes in paper cutting, collages, and illustrations, in addition to working with oil paints and mixed mediums. She lives in Kyiv with her husband and two children and is participating in the 2023 #CranesForOurFuture campaign by contributing a beautiful floral sculpture featuring an origami crane.

Oppenheimer and Advocacy: You’ve Seen the Film, Now What?

Risky Business

Oppenheimer and Advocacy: You’ve Seen the Film, Now What?

Considering the current nuclear landscape, the power of Christopher Nolan’s film and the moral and ethical questions raised by J. Robert Oppenheimer’s work, movie viewers may be motivated to act to advocate for a world without nuclear weapons. But how?

Load More

Close

My Resources

Subscribe to NTI

Sign up for regular updates on innovative, real-world solutions to existential threats.

Get Updates