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In 2016, the Pentagon’s research and development agency hosted the first-ever hacking competition fought entirely by machines. Dubbed the “Cyber Grand Challenge,” the contest lasted more than eight hours and ultimately saw a computer system called Mayhem, developed by a team of Pittsburgh-based researchers, crowned victor.
Jonathan Gibson is a reporter at The Dispatch, currently based in Washington, D.C., and covering artificial intelligence. Before joining The Dispatch, he lived in London, where he completed a bachelor’s degree in politics and international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. When he’s not writing about AI and national security, he is probably teaching/playing table tennis, climbing, or reading. He is currently supported by the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism.
