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Policy-Aware Hybrid Retrieval-Augmented Generation (HRAG-PA): A Knowledge-Aware AI Framework for Cybersecurity Governance
Cybersecurity governance depends on understanding and applying complex regulatory frameworks including ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF 2.0, GDPR, and HIPAA and many others. Often these frameworks are sector specific, difficult to read, and complicated to apply. To simplify the implementation and comprehension of these models within firms this post proposes to leverage Large Language Models…
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AI, Cybersecurity, and the Future of Military Drone Software
As the internet of things (IoT) continues to grow and rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) transforms both civilian and military environments, systems become increasingly digitized, interconnected, and data driven. Artificial intelligence (AI) revolutionizes modern military operations by driving the evolution of software-defined defense on unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Military drones become more dependent on AI-powered accelerators, communication networks, and onboard computing.…
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Will AI Replace Human Programmers?
By Andrew Brantly My name is Andrew Brantly, and I am 14 years old. I am a freshman at Blacksburg High School. I am currently taking AP Computer Science A. In this class, I am learning to program in Java. We started with the basics, including the “Hello World” code snippet that defines every…
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Cybersecurity for Academics and Students
Join the Tech for Humanity Lab for a virtual workshop on how to protect your digital life, safeguard your research, and build responsible digital habits. When: November 17th, 2025 From: 10:30am – 12:00pm Where: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/88187329475 Event Overview This event seeks to empower students, faculty, and researchers with the knowledge and tools they need to…
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Addressing Bias in AI Healthcare: Protecting Vulnerable Patient Populations
by Javaid Sofi Abstract AI’s integration into healthcare, while promising enhanced diagnostics and efficiency, carries a significant risk of amplifying health disparities affecting vulnerable populations. Bias arises from unrepresentative datasets (e.g., dermatology algorithms trained on lighter skin tones), cognitive biases in clinical labelling, and flawed proxies like zip codes conflating geography with health risk. Studies…
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Generative AI Will Fail to Attract Us Because It Ignores What Makes Us Human
By Selim Tlili Selim Tlili has taught high school biology, chemistry and math since 2004. He began in the NYC public school system and moved to independent education in 2015. He is working on his first book in science education and is finishing his first movie. Read his work at selim.digital. I had an incredibly interesting lunchtime conversation…
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ChatGPT Use in the Classroom
Is ChatGPT the greatest thing since sliced bread for education and research or an instrument for cheating? Is it a tool for learning or a way towards ignorance and illiteracy? Is it an indication of progress in contemporary society with endless opportunities for automation or one of the early signs of devaluation for student-acquired knowledge…
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ChatGPT, War, and Diplomacy
There is a great deal of discussion about the use of AI and Machine Learning in intelligence analysis, war planning, national security policy-making and beyond. Yet before these tools are put in place it behooves us to understand the way in which AI thinks and upon what data sources it builds its “findings” and…
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ChatGPT on AI Common Sense, Rationality, and Morality
I held a chat conversation with OpenAI’s ChatGPT to see in one small instance how it responded to questions pertaining to common sense, rationality, and morality. I focused on these three areas in particular because they are generally seen as “human” attributes of intelligence. These “human” qualities extend well beyond Alan Turing’s paper “Computing…
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AI in agriculture: symptom or a remedy?
Every day new technologies, in particular Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), are being developed and implemented on farms in the United States and around the world. Yet, rarely is the changing nature of technology on farms considered from a human perspective. Specifically, is AI in agriculture, in fact, benefiting or harming humanity?