The Government Is Choosing AI Models. Who Chooses Their Values?
The public deserves a say over the values of government-procured AIs.
The Government Is Choosing AI Models. Who Chooses Their Values?
The public deserves a say over the values of government-procured AIs.
AI Governance Needs Radical Optionality
One of the most valuable things governments can build today is the capacity to govern advanced AI competently in the future.
Three Models of Sino-American Competition for the Soul of AI
American leaders agree that the AI race will shape the balance of power with China. But they can’t agree on how to ensure the technology advances American values.
An AI Capabilities Gap Can Endanger Nuclear Deterrence
For decades, no nuclear power could disarm its rivals without provoking devastating retaliation. A large AI lead could change that.
What Export Controls on Anthropic’s Most Advanced Models Mean for Europe
US restrictions on frontier AI would have come eventually, but few expected sudden export controls. They could be Europe's wake-up call on AI sovereignty.
A Roadmap for the Upcoming Labor Transition
AI’s economic impacts will unfold through several waves, with different policy approaches relevant to each phase.
AI Will Not Start a Nuclear War, but Humans Might
Researchers and policymakers are fixated on the fear of AI launching nuclear weapons—to the neglect of more realistic threats.
Opt-In Surveillance Is Approaching
AIs with access to all our data will soon be able to vouch for us to others. As people come to trust AI judgments of character, not sharing one will look suspicious.
Chinese Audiences Are Reading Western AI Safety Discourse
Western AI safety treatises are surprisingly well-received in Chinese tech media. What does this mean for international AI policy?
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- Major Budget Shifts: US and EU increase AI military investments.
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- Platform-agnostic exploitation: Groups use multiple AI models interchangeably.
- Modest but real threat increase: AI boosts lower-level actors' competence, not sophistication.