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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Summary

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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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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## [Artificial Intelligence Security and Stability](https://www.cnas.org/ai-security)

The development of artificial intelligence (AI) is at a pivotal moment. AI capabilities continue to rapidly improve, with top-performing AI systems on the verge of eclipsing h...


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## [CNAS AI Leadership Forum](https://www.cnas.org/cnas-ai-leadership-forum)

Rapid progress in artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked a global competition for leadership to develop, deploy, and govern this era-defining technology. Forecasts that AI c...


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## Highlights

- [![](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/_600x360_crop_center-center_none/BioCatastrophicAI_Web-2mb.jpg)](https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/ai-and-the-evolution-of-biological-national-security-risks) Reports
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  [Catalyzing Crisis](https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/catalyzing-crisis)
   The arrival of ChatGPT in November 2022 initiated both great excitement and fear around the world about the poten

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