Alasdair Phillips-Robins
@alasdairpr
AI, law, and national security | Fellow @CarnegieEndow | Former team @SecRaimondo
There's so much handwaving about how "AI will cure cancer" or "AI will revolution science" What we need are more specific, actionable ideas for how AI could accelerate science & security Dropping next week: @IFP will publish 15 "AI for science" ideas from experts.
The People's Republic of China first began to build ships for export in 1975. By 2010, it had become the largest shipbuilder in the world, a title it still holds today. This week on Construction Physics, I look at the history of Chinese shipbuilding. construction-physics.com/p/how-china-be…
U.S. officials have revealed to their Chinese counterparts that national security policies that were once off the table are now up for negotiation, @SamWinterLevy and Alasdair Phillips-Robins write. foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/22/nvi…
Our laws that classify drones are badly outdated and cede the global UAS market to China. My bill will create American jobs and spur innovation that will help our warfighters.
In @ForeignPolicy, @alasdairpr and I wrote about the Trump administration’s mismanagement of export control policy. In its desperation to reach a deal in its trade war with China, the administration has hamstrung its ability to impose new chip restrictions [link below]
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🚨 The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is hiring for *five* new AI positions! 🚨 This is a terrific opportunity to work on some of the most fascinating, fast-moving, and consequential policy issues of our time with the best colleagues around.
Last week, the federal AI regulatory moratorium collapsed in a dramatic 99-1 Senate vote. Now the spotlight is back on the states. Three major bills could reshape AI governance, including a recently amended bill in California. For @CarnegieEndow, @alasdairpr and I explain how…