The OpenAI logo is displayed on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface onto which the Daybreak visual is projected, in Creteil, France, on May 12, 2026. Daybreak is an AI-powered cybersecurity service designed to detect, analyze, and remediate software vulnerabilities more quickly. (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
A statue of an eagle and large lettering marks the main entrance to the General Services Administration building on July 23, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)
Joe Gebbia, chief design officer at the National Design Studio, speaks during an event to unveil the new America.gov website, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as he arrives to speak at Anduril Industries in Sparrows Point, Maryland, on October 6, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. Army Soldiers performing preventive maintenance checks and services using Army Communications-Electronics Command’s AI-Assisted Maintenance system. (U.S. Army photo by Sean Kief)
From left to right, Google Public Sector CEO Karen Dahut speaks with GSA Administrator Ed Forst, DOD Undersecretary for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey and Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian at the Google Public Sector Summit on Oct. 20, 2026 in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Eric E. Austin, the commanding general of Marine Corps Combat Development Command and deputy commandant for Combat Development and Integration, Portfolio Acquisition Executive, Marine Corps, provides his remarks at the Mavin Smart System Summit at Quantico Corporate Center, Va., Aug. 25, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Magdalena Tochimani-Fuentes)
WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 8: A Department of Homeland Security logo is seen at their headquarters in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center on August 8, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
New research from VisionHeight highlights how AI systems can often serve as more useful marks for influence actors than humans. To wit: someone is setting up networks of hyperlocal websites across at least 14 different states, filled with content meant to influence U.S. races. (Image via Getty)