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CNAS Artificial Intelligence Policy Research Hub
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CNAS is a prominent U.S. national security think tank; this hub aggregates their AI policy research, making it a useful reference for understanding mainstream Washington policy perspectives on AI governance and competition with China.
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CNAS's Technology and National Security program conducts policy research on securing U.S. AI leadership, covering topics from compute and energy infrastructure to AI governance frameworks and international AI partnerships. The program frames AI competition through a democratic-values lens, positioning U.S. strategy as a counter to Chinese techno-authoritarianism. Key focus areas include frontier AI regulation, AI biosecurity risks, and AI stability frameworks.
Key Points
- •Advocates for U.S. AI leadership by addressing bottlenecks like energy and computing infrastructure
- •Develops governance frameworks balancing innovation with risk management for frontier AI systems
- •Frames international AI strategy around democratic values as a counter to China's techno-authoritarianism
- •Highlights biosecurity risks from AI, including potential optimization of biological threats by advanced actors
- •Produces policy reports on frontier AI regulation, crisis catalysis, and military/national security AI applications
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| Page | Type | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| AI Risk Interaction Network Model | Analysis | 64.0 |
| AI-Driven Concentration of Power | Risk | 65.0 |
| AI-Induced Enfeeblement | Risk | 91.0 |
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America’s AI Leadership | CNAS
AI is the most transformative technology of our lifetimes, bestowing potentially decisive military, economic, and scientific advantages to nations that best harness its potential. The Tech Program conducts wide-ranging policy research to secure and extend America’s AI leadership, such as identifying bottlenecks to continued progress such as energy and computing infrastructure, developing governance frameworks that balance innovation and risk management, and developing a strategy to scale AI partnerships and adoption abroad rooted in democratic values as a counter to China’s emerging techno-authoritarianism.
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