12.1a What are the threats and opportunities to national security presented by new and applied sciences (e.g. acoustics, quantum advances, machine learning, artificial intelligence, future radio frequency transmission techniques). What are the foreign policy implications of the associated engineering, technology and cultural shifts?

Background

Rapid technological advances are creating significant opportunities and threats to how the FCDO, and our HMG partners, operate, communicate and deliver impactful diplomatic, development, and consular outcomes across the globe. The FCDO seeks to understand how advances in technology across fields such as artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, space and next-generation communications can be harnessed to increase our impact, efficiency, resilience and the reach of our work, while also addressing the new and evolving threats these same technological advances may pose.

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