The Genesis Mission, AI-Driven Science, & America's Race to Innovate
The Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission is a multi‑year effort to embed artificial intelligence across national laboratories, aiming to shrink scientific discovery cycles from decades to a few years. By aggregating massive datasets and deploying advanced machine‑learning models, the initiative targets breakthroughs in critical‑security areas such as advanced batteries, quantum materials, and next‑generation nuclear reactors. Public‑private partners like Accretion Federal Services provide the computational horsepower and rapid‑deployment pathways needed to move from hypothesis to prototype quickly. The program’s aggressive milestones are framed as a "Manhattan Project 2.0" to keep the United States ahead of geopolitical rivals.
How Taiwan Is Building an AI Island
Taiwan’s Deputy Minister of Digital Affairs Chia‑Lin Yang told the AI+ Expo that the island aims to become an “AI island” built on democratic values. He outlined the Ministry of Digital Affairs’ Ten AI Initiative, which seeks to grow a...
ISF Voices 2026: Frozen Out: Taiwan’s Fight for Satellite Sovereignty
Taiwan, a global semiconductor leader with 88.75% internet penetration, is building a multi‑orbit satellite communications network to safeguard its digital infrastructure. However, its exclusion from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) blocks it from filing spectrum coordination requests, exposing its satellites...
AI and the Future of Work: From Preliminary Findings to National Action
The Special Competitive Studies Project’s Task Force on AI and the Future of Work released a Preliminary Findings report at the AI+ Expo, outlining how artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the U.S. labor market. The report notes AI’s diffusion is...
Episode 43: Jensen Huang on Generative Computing, Re-Industrialization, & Physical AI
Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, explained how the company’s full‑stack AI platform is moving the economy from raw compute to “intelligence manufacturing,” where tokenized AI outputs become a new unit of value. He outlined the AI “five‑layer cake” spanning silicon,...
Is AI Actually Useful for Intelligence Analysis?
At the AI+ Intelligence Summit, former CIA officials Wayne McCool and Bruce Frost examined how artificial‑intelligence tools are currently deployed within the intelligence community, highlighting faster data triage and pattern detection. They also outlined the technology’s shortcomings, such as bias, data‑quality...
Going Live Tomorrow: LTG Hertling Discusses His New Book, "If I Don't Return
President’s Tech Brief is hosting LTG (Ret.) Mark Hertling for a live discussion of his new memoir, *If I Don't Return*. The conversation ties his 1991 combat journal to today’s strategic technology competition, exploring how AI, unmanned systems, and cyber...
Invitation: America at 300: The Force of the Future
The Exchange: Advancing the Legacy of Innovation and National Security will convene on May 7‑8, 2026 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary, the forum’s theme—“America at 300: Force of the Future”—focuses on maintaining U.S....
Inside Beijing's Strategy: The Trump-Xi Summit, Taiwan & the Tech War with Chris Johnson
The latest episode of Intel at the Edge features former CIA China analyst Chris Johnson dissecting the Trump‑Xi summit and Beijing’s evolving tech strategy. Johnson highlights how past rare‑earth disputes have reshaped China’s playbook, Xi’s drive for tech sovereignty, and...
Episode 43: Senator Mike Rounds and Chris Malachowsky on AI, Education, and National Security
In a live session at the SCSP AI + Education Summit, U.S. Senator Mike Rounds and NVIDIA co‑founder Chris Malachowsky argued that America must seize the AI moment to stay globally competitive. They cited a potential $4.7 trillion boost to the U.S. economy if...
Space Race in the 21st Century: Assessing China’s Challenge to American Leadership
SCSP’s new report highlights China’s transformation from a missile‑focused program into a full‑scale civil, commercial, and military space enterprise. Beijing now runs the Tiangong space station, operates global navigation and Earth‑observation constellations, and has achieved historic lunar and Mars robotic...
AI's Impact on the Army Officer Corps, PTB Preview, and a SCSP's New Quantum Commission
SCSP released an interactive report estimating that artificial intelligence could influence 25 % to 64 % of tasks across all 131 Army officer MOS, with combat arms still seeing over a quarter of duties affected, especially during deployments. The study proposes four...
Introducing SCSP’s Tech Scorecard
SCSP has unveiled the Tech Scorecard, a new framework that rates national competitiveness across five technology dimensions—innovation leadership, industrial capacity, market ecosystem, talent pipeline, and national leverage. The initiative arrives as China’s 2026 Five‑Year Plan signals a shift toward high‑quality,...
How to Cook Taiwanese Cuisine
In the latest Strait Forward episode, host Channing Lee and award‑winning food journalist Clarissa Wei spotlight Taiwanese cuisine beyond the usual beef noodle soup and xiaolongbao, framing it as a pillar of Taiwan’s soft‑power strategy. Wei promotes her new cookbook,...
Special Edition of the President's Tech Brief: Iran Strikes, Khamenei Dead
On a special edition of the President’s Tech Brief, hosts Ylli Bajraktari and Martijn Rasser, joined by SCSP experts Chip Usher, Ylber Bajraktari, and guest Joel Rayburn, dissected the recent joint U.S.-Israel strikes against Iran. They examined the immediate fallout...