# Emerging Technology **Entity class:** Technology-policy category ## Definition **Emerging technology** names capabilities whose technical development, adoption, or strategic consequences are still rapidly changing. In national security the category commonly includes AI, autonomy, quantum information, biotechnology, advanced computing, microelectronics, space systems, and networked sensing. ## Relevance to this collection It connects [[wiki/Audrey Kurth Cronin|Audrey Kurth Cronin]], [[wiki/Paul Scharre|Paul Scharre]], [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]], and [[wiki/Dual-Use Technology|Dual-Use Technology]]. ## Relationships - **master collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **intellectual neighborhood:** [[wiki/Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection|Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [U.S. Department of Defense, *National Defense Science and Technology Strategy*, 2023](https://www.cto.mil/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/NDSTS-2023.pdf). **As of:** 2026-09-23