Spencer Michaels
@spencer_a_m
Thinking about AI policy, security, and the future. Opinions all my own.
Federal funding fills gaps private capital won’t: long-horizon, uncertain-payoff science with broad public value. My CNAS colleagues @CalebWithersDC and @spencer_a_m dig into this more in their recent RFI on the subject.
Fantastic news! States function as democracy’s laboratories — essential testing grounds we need as AI presents novel regulatory challenges so we can learn from their mistakes (and successes!). Always good to see bipartisan agreement.
The AI Moratorium has been stripped out of the Big Beautiful Bill in an overwhelming 99-1 vote. We thank Senator @MarshaBlackburn, kids online safety advocates, civil society organizations, and hundreds of grassroots volunteers that came together to stop this.
Almost all critical industry employees have these kinds of protections. Frontier AI engineers should too. Good to see that this covers security breahes and model weight thefts!
I'm proud to introduce H.R. 3460, the AI Whistleblower Protection Act. This bipartisan bill protects the public from emerging technological threats and ensures the integrity of our AI systems. Those who identify potential risks in artificial intelligence systems must be able to…
Excited to have contributed to this vital conversation with @janet_e_egan! Compute is the backbone of AI—we need to keep it strong.
The coming years will be critical for determining which country will lead the global AI transformation. The AI Diffusion Rule, despite its risks, could help preserve U.S. leadership at this critical juncture. Read more 👇 cnas.org/publications/c…