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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the department's chief data and artificial intelligence Officer, Matthew Graviss, are pictured from behind, acknowledging applause after a fireside chat on AI. The officials are looking at each other, appearing to both be mid-clap. The audience is in the background.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) and the department’s chief data and artificial intelligence Officer, Matthew Graviss (left), spoke to department employees about artificial intelligence capabilities in June. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

From translation to email drafting, State Department turns to AI to assist workforce

The agency responsible for foreign affairs has introduced an internal chatbot and tools to aid employees with things like news analysis and searching department policy.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks on the death of former secretary of state Colin Powell in the Treaty Room of the State Department in Washington, DC on October 18, 2021. – Powell’s family announced that he died from Covid-19 complications. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

State Dept must study ability of US allies to combat cybercrime: GAO

The State Department should conduct a fresh evaluation of allies’ cybercrime-fighting capabilities as the United States government works to address a rise in digital threats, according to…
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama sign an agreement committing to using only trusted 5G equipment providers, following a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on June 13, 2021. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images)

US, Albania agree to develop secure 5G networks abroad

The U.S. wants to stop countries in the Western Balkans from buying potentially compromised Chinese infrastructure.
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