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The Center on AI, Security, and Technology
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RAND is a major U.S. think tank with significant policy influence; this center focuses on AI security intersections relevant to governance-oriented AI safety researchers and those interested in how defense/national security communities approach AI risk.
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The RAND Corporation's Center for AI Security and Technology conducts research and policy analysis on the national security implications of artificial intelligence, focusing on risks, governance frameworks, and strategic applications. The center aims to inform policymakers and the public on responsible AI development and deployment in sensitive domains.
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- •Dedicated RAND research center focused on AI's implications for national security and emerging technology risks
- •Produces policy-relevant analysis on AI governance, safety standards, and strategic competition in AI development
- •Bridges technical AI research with defense, intelligence, and government policy communities
- •Addresses both near-term AI deployment risks and longer-term security implications of advanced AI systems
- •Serves as a hub for cross-disciplinary expertise connecting AI researchers, security analysts, and policymakers
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RAND Center on AI, Security, and Technology (RAND CAST)
We are at the forefront of charting the path for a flourishing future in an era of rapid technological change.
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By uniting world-class policy analysis with leading technical expertise, we give decision-makers the insight they need to navigate global emerging threats. Building on the work of the RAND Global and Emerging Risk division's inaugural centers—the Technology and Security Policy Center (TASP) and the Meselson Center—we are at the forefront of safeguarding the future in an era of rapid technological change.
RAND CAST Research Areas
AI Analysts
Developing AI analysts to perform RAND CAST’s research at machine speed and scale.
AI Security
Understanding and advancing key issues at the intersection of AI and information security, including securing frontier AI systems, and rigorously assessing and planning for frontier AI capabilities in cybersecurity and their strategic implications.
AIxBio
Understanding the capabilities and risks at the intersection of artificial intelligence and biotechnology to prevent and disrupt misuse, strengthen deterrence, and promote responsible innovation.
CAST operates Canary , a RAND–METR initiative that advances safer frontier AI through rigorous risk evaluation and biosecurity research.
AI and Energy
Understanding the power needs of AI and their implications.
Bioresilience
Building societal resilience to catastrophic biological incidents, with a particular emphasis on the detection of novel and potential pandemic pathogens, through development and evaluation of mitigations such as early detection and containment of outbreaks, physical protection of critical works and spaces, and enhanced resilience of critical societal infrastructure and functions.
Compute
Quantifying the computational needs for frontier AI and identifying how compute can be leveraged as an instrument of AI policy.
Mirror Biology
Helping policymakers understand and avoid the trajectories that could lead to the development of “mirror life”—a potential form of life built from mirror-image biomolecules that may endanger all humans, animals and plants on earth.
Technology Policy and Governance
Developing and critiquing specific legal and policy options to ensure robust implementation of technology strategies, including offering timely analysis for decision-makers.
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