Pax Silica sounds like the future because, in many respects, it is. In an era where artificial intelligence is reorganising the global economy, control over the silicon supply chain—from minerals and energy through to chips, …
The ritual is now familiar. A user calls Grok, the AI model used on social media platform X, into a political argument. Grok gives a mainstream, citation-driven answer. Instead of settling anything, it becomes fresh …
The question facing security and technology leaders is no longer whether adversaries will deploy AI agents against their environment. Now, those leaders must ask whether their trust architecture, access models and identity systems are ready …
Executive director Justin Bassi’s foreword for ASPI’s The Sydney Dialogue 2025, being held on 4 and 5 December. Technology is one of the most powerful forces shaping our world. It can empower societies or …
Artificial intelligence is moving faster than any governance, policy or organisational system built to contain it. For Australia’s national-security community, this is a strategic inflection point. AI is shifting from decision-support to decision-shaping, and the …




