New ISQ article asks why policymakers wait to regulate disruptive tech like AI
mchorowitz · x · 2026-10-14
A new article in International Studies Quarterly examines a paradox: AI, quantum, biotech, and hypersonics are repeatedly warned to be "breaking" international security, yet policymakers almost always wait before regulating.
The author walks through why alarm bells from researchers and think tanks rarely translate into timely policy action, in a thread accompanying the paper's official publication.
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