Michael C. Horowitz
@mchorowitz.bsky.social
Professor @Penn @perryworldhouse. Senior Fellow @CFR. Former DASD for Force Development and Emerging Capabilities. Defense, #AI, and innovation. Always Boston. Views my own.
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"The Pentagon’s acquisition system is not built to meet a moment where rapid technological change in areas like AI is shifting the capabilities the U.S. should acquire," write @mchorowitz.bsky.social, @laurenakahn.bsky.social, and @dumbacher.bsky.social for @cfr.org: www.cfr.org/expert-brief...
Time to Accept Risk in Defense Acquisitions
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth launched enterprising Pentagon reforms that prioritize speed in acquiring new military capabilities, but this ambitious proposal is at risk of running into the …
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November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"The Pentagon’s acquisition system is not built to meet a moment where rapid technological change in areas like AI is shifting the capabilities the U.S. should acquire," write @mchorowitz.bsky.social, @laurenakahn.bsky.social, and @dumbacher.bsky.social for @cfr.org: www.cfr.org/expert-brief...
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In a recent podcast with @cfr.org, PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social discussed how emerging military technologies are revolutionizing the modern battlefield and how the Pentagon is adapting and incorporating these new technologies.🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6n4H...
Are We Ready? | The New Weapons of War, With Michael Horowitz
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November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In a recent podcast with @cfr.org, PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social discussed how emerging military technologies are revolutionizing the modern battlefield and how the Pentagon is adapting and incorporating these new technologies.🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6n4H...
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Today’s event in cyber threats, intelligence, and U.S. national security with General (ret.) Tim Haugh and PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social is now live! Watch here: upennmeeting-edu.zoom.us/j/94243050774
November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Today’s event in cyber threats, intelligence, and U.S. national security with General (ret.) Tim Haugh and PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social is now live! Watch here: upennmeeting-edu.zoom.us/j/94243050774
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“It is unlikely that superintelligence is actually imminent,” write @mchorowitz.bsky.social and @laurenakahn.bsky.social. Washington should not “distort U.S. policy by dashing for something that might not exist.”
The Cost of the AGI Delusion
By chasing superintelligence, America is falling behind in the real AI race.
www.foreignaffairs.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
“It is unlikely that superintelligence is actually imminent,” write @mchorowitz.bsky.social and @laurenakahn.bsky.social. Washington should not “distort U.S. policy by dashing for something that might not exist.”
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🎧Podcast alert:🎧
PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social was recently a guest on @chinatalk.bsky.social discussing the use of AI in the military. Listen here ⬇️
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PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social was recently a guest on @chinatalk.bsky.social discussing the use of AI in the military. Listen here ⬇️
open.spotify.com/episode/57RY...
Second Breakfast: Gaza, SOUTHCOM, AI Nuke Analogies Stink, Generals Using AI (with M. Horowitz and L. Kahn!)
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October 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🎧Podcast alert:🎧
PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social was recently a guest on @chinatalk.bsky.social discussing the use of AI in the military. Listen here ⬇️
open.spotify.com/episode/57RY...
PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social was recently a guest on @chinatalk.bsky.social discussing the use of AI in the military. Listen here ⬇️
open.spotify.com/episode/57RY...
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Thank you, Michael Horowitz, for sharing your research on autonomous nuclear systems during this week’s Wednesday Seminar.
📼ICYMI you can catch up on the conversation with the recorded stream:
https://youtube.com/live/TQKP0RuCZ_I?feature=share
@mchorowitz.bsky.social
📼ICYMI you can catch up on the conversation with the recorded stream:
https://youtube.com/live/TQKP0RuCZ_I?feature=share
@mchorowitz.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Thank you, Michael Horowitz, for sharing your research on autonomous nuclear systems during this week’s Wednesday Seminar.
📼ICYMI you can catch up on the conversation with the recorded stream:
https://youtube.com/live/TQKP0RuCZ_I?feature=share
@mchorowitz.bsky.social
📼ICYMI you can catch up on the conversation with the recorded stream:
https://youtube.com/live/TQKP0RuCZ_I?feature=share
@mchorowitz.bsky.social
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Regulating military use of AI is in everyone’s interest-As the private sector accelerates advances in artificial intelligence and militaries invest in possible AI uses from the back office to the battlefield, the development…
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Regulating military use of AI is in everyone’s interest
Blanket prohibitions won’t work — but all states should agree on best practices for ethical and legal compliance
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October 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Regulating military use of AI is in everyone’s interest-As the private sector accelerates advances in artificial intelligence and militaries invest in possible AI uses from the back office to the battlefield, the development…
www.ft.com/content/c8db... @mchorowitz.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
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"There is an urgent need to instill strong norms of responsible behaviour and build the capacity of militaries to integrate AI responsibly," writes PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com Read more: www.ft.com/content/c8db...
Regulating military use of AI is in everyone’s interest
Blanket prohibitions won’t work — but all states should agree on best practices for ethical and legal compliance
www.ft.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"There is an urgent need to instill strong norms of responsible behaviour and build the capacity of militaries to integrate AI responsibly," writes PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com Read more: www.ft.com/content/c8db...
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Through Open to Debate, PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social participated in a debate centered around the concept of a "kill switch," a mechanism designed to shut down/override autonomous weapon systems in conflict zones. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRKo...
Wartime Kill Switch: Human or AI?
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October 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Through Open to Debate, PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social participated in a debate centered around the concept of a "kill switch," a mechanism designed to shut down/override autonomous weapon systems in conflict zones. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRKo...
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“Washington must ensure that the pursuit of artificial general intelligence does not come at the expense of near-term AI adoption,” write @mchorowitz.bsky.social and @laurenakahn.bsky.social. “Racing toward a myth is not sound policy.”
The Cost of the AGI Delusion
By chasing superintelligence, America is falling behind in the real AI race.
www.foreignaffairs.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“Washington must ensure that the pursuit of artificial general intelligence does not come at the expense of near-term AI adoption,” write @mchorowitz.bsky.social and @laurenakahn.bsky.social. “Racing toward a myth is not sound policy.”
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"There is no doubt that AI is a very powerful invention. But when it comes to AGI, the hype has grown out of proportion," write PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social and @laurenakahn.bsky.social in @foreignaffairs.com. Read here: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Cost of the AGI Delusion
By chasing superintelligence, America is falling behind in the real AI race.
www.foreignaffairs.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"There is no doubt that AI is a very powerful invention. But when it comes to AGI, the hype has grown out of proportion," write PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social and @laurenakahn.bsky.social in @foreignaffairs.com. Read here: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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In a quote in @defenseone.bsky.social, PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social describes former Defense Innovation Unit head Doug Beck's legacy upon his resignation: “...DIU under Doug Beck increased its ability to accelerate capability delivery that would make a difference on the battlefield,”
August 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In a quote in @defenseone.bsky.social, PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social describes former Defense Innovation Unit head Doug Beck's legacy upon his resignation: “...DIU under Doug Beck increased its ability to accelerate capability delivery that would make a difference on the battlefield,”
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"The critical next step for the development of AI and the continued defense of U.S. national security interests is adoption at scale," write PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social and PWH Fellow Radha Iyengar Plumb for @cfr.org. Read here: www.cfr.org/article/pent...
Is the Pentagon Slowing Artificial Intelligence Adoption?
Senior Pentagon officials have demoted a crucial AI office from senior leadership to inside the research and development shop. They say it will lead to an AI-first push, but the move could put Trump’…
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August 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"The critical next step for the development of AI and the continued defense of U.S. national security interests is adoption at scale," write PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social and PWH Fellow Radha Iyengar Plumb for @cfr.org. Read here: www.cfr.org/article/pent...
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“Demoting AI within the Pentagon seems pretty risky at this point in history,” says PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social in a quote for @breakingdefense.com on the DoD’s AI shake-up. Read more: breakingdefense.com/2025/08/pent...
Pentagon moves AI office under R&D, raising fears it’s ‘demoting AI’ - Breaking Defense
“When you pull an organization that was a direct report to the deputy secretary or secretary and move it somewhere else…the message to the force is loud and clear: This isn’t a priority,” said retired...
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August 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“Demoting AI within the Pentagon seems pretty risky at this point in history,” says PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social in a quote for @breakingdefense.com on the DoD’s AI shake-up. Read more: breakingdefense.com/2025/08/pent...
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On the latest episode of Pod Save the World, PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social discussed how drones and artificial intelligence have ushered in a new era of warfare. Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwRl...
Trump’s Strongman Summit Is A Gift to Putin
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August 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
On the latest episode of Pod Save the World, PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social discussed how drones and artificial intelligence have ushered in a new era of warfare. Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwRl...
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Exciting news: GOD, GUNS, and SEDITION is out today in paperback!
My @cfr.org and @columbiaup.bsky.social book, co-authored with @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social, tells the story of far-right terrorism in America and beyond—a topic that sadly remains as relevant as ever. bookshop.org/p/books/god-...
My @cfr.org and @columbiaup.bsky.social book, co-authored with @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social, tells the story of far-right terrorism in America and beyond—a topic that sadly remains as relevant as ever. bookshop.org/p/books/god-...
God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America
Far-Right Terrorism in America
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August 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Exciting news: GOD, GUNS, and SEDITION is out today in paperback!
My @cfr.org and @columbiaup.bsky.social book, co-authored with @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social, tells the story of far-right terrorism in America and beyond—a topic that sadly remains as relevant as ever. bookshop.org/p/books/god-...
My @cfr.org and @columbiaup.bsky.social book, co-authored with @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social, tells the story of far-right terrorism in America and beyond—a topic that sadly remains as relevant as ever. bookshop.org/p/books/god-...
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PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social is quoted in this @japantimes.co.jp piece about the Pentagon's use of drones in the military. Read more: www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07...
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. defense chief Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to fast-track the adoption of a boosted number of small drones deployed across the force.
www.japantimes.co.jp
July 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social is quoted in this @japantimes.co.jp piece about the Pentagon's use of drones in the military. Read more: www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07...
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To read the latest on the White House's position on Nvidia and AMD's sales of chips to China, read this @politico.com piece with a quote from PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Did Big Tech just outfox the China hawks?
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July 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
To read the latest on the White House's position on Nvidia and AMD's sales of chips to China, read this @politico.com piece with a quote from PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Listen to PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social on the Squaring the Circle podcast, discussing AI, autonomous weapon systems, and the future of warfare. 🎧Listen here: shows.acast.com/squaring-the...
AI, Autonomous Weapon Systems, and the Future of Warfare with Dr. Michael C. Horowitz, University of Pennsylvania | Squaring the Circle
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July 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Listen to PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social on the Squaring the Circle podcast, discussing AI, autonomous weapon systems, and the future of warfare. 🎧Listen here: shows.acast.com/squaring-the...
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PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social is quoted in this @newyorker.com piece: “Ukraine has shown us that in future wars we have to expect that data links with all sorts of platforms and systems will be severed. Autonomy lets you solve that issue.” Read more: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War?
With global conflicts increasingly shaped by drones and A.I., the American military risks losing its dominance.
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July 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
PWH Faculty Director @mchorowitz.bsky.social is quoted in this @newyorker.com piece: “Ukraine has shown us that in future wars we have to expect that data links with all sorts of platforms and systems will be severed. Autonomy lets you solve that issue.” Read more: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
🚀🇺🇸 Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill" adds $150B in defense $. It could accelerate emerging tech adoption to stay ahead of China + bolster nuclear deterrence...or not. Learn more in latest from me, @dumbacher.bsky.social, @laurenakahn.bsky.social for @cfr.org www.cfr.org/expert-brief...
Will Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Defense Spending Last?
Trump’s signature legislation will push defense spending past $1 trillion, with new funding for innovation and other capabilities. But those investments are at risk of becoming one-off acquisitions w…
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July 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
🚀🇺🇸 Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill" adds $150B in defense $. It could accelerate emerging tech adoption to stay ahead of China + bolster nuclear deterrence...or not. Learn more in latest from me, @dumbacher.bsky.social, @laurenakahn.bsky.social for @cfr.org www.cfr.org/expert-brief...
AI governance and policy needs to start from the assumption that, as a general purpose technology, AI tech WILL diffuse - the analogy to the control paradigm of nuclear tech won't work! See my recent piece w/ @laurenakahn.bsky.social in @aifrontiers.bsky.social ai-frontiers.org/articles/nuc...
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Is the Wrong Framework for AI Governance | AI Frontiers
Michael C. Horowitz, Jun 27, 2025 — Placing AI in a nuclear framework inflates expectations and distracts from practical, sector-specific governance.
ai-frontiers.org
July 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
AI governance and policy needs to start from the assumption that, as a general purpose technology, AI tech WILL diffuse - the analogy to the control paradigm of nuclear tech won't work! See my recent piece w/ @laurenakahn.bsky.social in @aifrontiers.bsky.social ai-frontiers.org/articles/nuc...
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How can the United States prepare for the future of warfare? Read the latest by @mchorowitz.bsky.social, @laurenakahn.bsky.social, and CMIST’s @joshschwartz.bsky.social in @foreignaffairs.com on how the U.S. can adapt to the changing nature of war www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
What Drones Can—and Cannot—Do on the Battlefield
The Pentagon should learn from Israel and Ukraine.
www.foreignaffairs.com
July 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
How can the United States prepare for the future of warfare? Read the latest by @mchorowitz.bsky.social, @laurenakahn.bsky.social, and CMIST’s @joshschwartz.bsky.social in @foreignaffairs.com on how the U.S. can adapt to the changing nature of war www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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What does the Israel-Iran War / Russia-Ukraine War suggest about emerging tech and the future of warfare? Excited to have a new @foreignaffairs.com article w/ @mchorowitz.bsky.social + @laurenakahn.bsky.social on how to bring balance to the (military) force www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
What Drones Can—and Cannot—Do on the Battlefield
The Pentagon should learn from Israel and Ukraine.
www.foreignaffairs.com
July 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
What does the Israel-Iran War / Russia-Ukraine War suggest about emerging tech and the future of warfare? Excited to have a new @foreignaffairs.com article w/ @mchorowitz.bsky.social + @laurenakahn.bsky.social on how to bring balance to the (military) force www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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“If the Pentagon does not adjust to the new realities of warfare, it will lose the ability to deter adversaries’ aggression before it occurs—and perhaps the ability to win wars,” warn @mchorowitz.bsky.social, @laurenakahn.bsky.social, and @joshschwartz.bsky.social.
What Drones Can—and Cannot—Do on the Battlefield
The Pentagon should learn from Israel and Ukraine.
www.foreignaffairs.com
July 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“If the Pentagon does not adjust to the new realities of warfare, it will lose the ability to deter adversaries’ aggression before it occurs—and perhaps the ability to win wars,” warn @mchorowitz.bsky.social, @laurenakahn.bsky.social, and @joshschwartz.bsky.social.