Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (IAPS)
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Shaping AI’s impact on security, innovation & global affairs.
IAPS's Chief Advisory Executive, @peterwildeford, reacts to the Trump Administration's AI Action Plan. Read our full analysis: iaps.ai/research/iaps-…

🚀 The Trump Administration unveiled its comprehensive AI Action Plan on Wednesday. Experts at the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy reviewed the plan with an eye toward its national security implications. Read our analysis: iaps.ai/research/iaps-…

HAPPENING NOW | July 24 | 2:30pm ET Join IAPS for a virtual panel on the AI Action Plan and the future direction of AI policy. 🔗 Join the discussion: bit.ly/3UkrQZj

VIRTUAL EVENT | July 24 | 2:30pm ET Join IAPS for a virtual panel on the Trump Administration's AI Action Plan featuring @MarkBeall of the AI Policy Network, Tanya Das of @BPC_Bipartisan, @jgeltzer of @WilmerHale, & IAPS's Jenny Marron. 🔗 Register: bit.ly/3UkrQZj

Today, the Trump Admin released its AI Action Plan, outlining the government's strategy for maintaining American AI leadership. The plan incorporates several priorities that IAPS recommended in its RFI response. 🚀Read our full statement to learn more: iaps.ai/news/the-trump…
AI has "the potential to reshape the global balance of power, spark entirely new industries, and revolutionize the way we live" This isn't hype. It's official US policy. And with bipartisan members of Congress giving AI timelines, we're seeing a vibe shift. I unpack it here:
VIRTUAL EVENT | July 24 | 2:30pm ET Join IAPS for a virtual panel on the Trump Administration's AI Action Plan featuring @MarkBeall of the AI Policy Network, John Fogarty of @BPC_Bipartisan, @jgeltzer of WilmerHale, & IAPS's Jenny Marron. 🔗 Register: bit.ly/3UkrQZj

“Some people see compute as an abundant global commodity that’s impossible to control. I would view it more as a strategic resource, the way oil or steel production were in the past.” IAPS researcher Erich Grunewald via @voxdotcom: vox.com/future-perfect…
🚀 IAPS is hiring! We’re seeking Researchers and Senior Researchers to join our Frontier Security, Compute Policy, and International Strategy teams. Apply by July 31: iaps.ai/careers

IAPS researcher @__J0E___ outlines a concrete proposal for scaling up CAISI into an enhanced "CAISI+" in a new memo with @scientistsorg ⬇️
Commerce Secretary Lutnick recently announced the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), reforming US AISI. Despite this, U.S. govt still lacks capacity to evaluate & defend against risks from advanced AI. How do we build the infrastructure needed to meet this challenge?
What should we do about chip smuggling? A new @iapsAI @CNAStech report outlines policy: - Whistleblowing program to expand enforcement - Chip notification program to give enforcers vital data (currently they fly blind) - partnering with the US intelligence community
Secretary Lutnick, Sen. Mike Rounds, Palantir, Anthropic, Scale AI, and SemiAnalysis all think AI chip smuggling is a concern. But NVIDIA says there’s "no evidence" of smuggling. So, how big a deal is it actually? Here’s what we found when we looked into this at CNAS…
The US must invest in AI assurance + security tech to stay competitive. @iapsAI 's memo with @FAScientists outlines 3 critical gaps (emergent behaviors, infra security, autonomous agents) + 3 solutions (coordinated R&D strategy, public-private consortium, frontier fellowships)
1/7 🚨 New policy memo with @FAScientists: the U.S.—the world’s R&D lab—can only unlock AI’s upside if we invest in assurance & security tech. More below 🧵👇
Ep. 17 of the CAIP Podcast features @PeterWildeford, Chief Advisory Executive at @iapsAI. Peter and @Jakub__Kraus discuss forecasting 101, the U.S. government's forecasting track record, integrating forecasters into government, AI’s societal impacts and opportunities, AI’s…