Gregory C. Allen

Director, Wadhwani AI Center
Gregory C. Allen

Gregory C. Allen is the director of the Wadhwani AI Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Prior to joining CSIS, he was the director of strategy and policy at the Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, where he oversaw development and implementation of the DOD’s AI Strategy, drove policy and human capital reforms to accelerate the DOD’s adoption of AI, and developed mechanisms for AI governance and ethics. Mr. Allen’s expertise and professional experience spans AI, robotics, semiconductors, space technology, and national security. Prior to working at the DOD, he was the head of market analysis and competitive strategy at Blue Origin and an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Mr. Allen’s writing and commentary has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Economist, Nature, CNN, Fox News, Foreign Policy, and WIRED. He holds a joint MPP/MBA degree from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the Harvard Business School.

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The Truth of the Matter

Executive Order on AI and Energy Infrastructure - Emergency Podcast 2.0

CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program Director Joseph Majkut discuss the Biden administration's Executive Order on Advancing United States Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure. 

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz, Gregory C. Allen, and Joseph Majkut — January 14, 2025

CSIS the truth of the matter
The AI Policy Podcast

Executive Order on AI and Energy Infrastructure - Emergency Podcast 2.0

In this special episode of the AI Policy Podcast, Andrew, Greg, and CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program Director Joseph Majkut discuss the Biden administration's Executive Order on Advancing United States Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure.

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen, H. Andrew Schwartz, and Joseph Majkut — January 14, 2025

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The Truth of the Matter

AI Diffusion Framework - Emergency Podcast

In this pressing episode, we break down the release of the Biden administration's Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion. We discuss the rationale for this latest control, and its reception among major AI and semiconductor firms, U.S. allies, and the incoming administration. 

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Gregory C. Allen — January 13, 2025

CSIS the truth of the matter
The AI Policy Podcast

AI Diffusion Framework - Emergency Podcast

In this pressing episode, we break down the release of the Biden administration's Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion. We discuss the rationale for this latest control, and its reception among major AI and semiconductor firms, U.S. allies, and the incoming administration. 

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and H. Andrew Schwartz — January 13, 2025

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Executive Education

Evolving Technologies: Innovation, Competition, and Change

This online, self-paced course focuses on the critical issues leaders must grasp as we move into a global environment increasingly reshaped by geopolitical and economic competition in high-tech manufacturing, biotechnology, security, and the unknowns of future innovation. Registration accepted on a rolling basis.

Course Date: January 1, 2025
Registration Closes: January 31, 2025
The AI Policy Podcast

Export Control Update, White House AI Czar, OpenAI-Anduril Team-up, and China’s Loyal Wingman

We discuss the December 2nd semiconductor export control update, the Trump administration’s appointment of David Sacks as the White House AI czar, the OpenAI and Anduril partnership and its implication for national security, and the latest from China’s autonomous fighter aircraft program.  

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and H. Andrew Schwartz — December 19, 2024

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The AI Policy Podcast

AI Policy in Trump 2.0

New York Times reporter Ana Swanson is joined by Neil Chilson, Head of AI Policy at The Abundance Institute, Kara Frederick, Director, Tech Policy Center at The Heritage Foundation, and Brandon Pugh, Director and Senior Fellow, Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats at R Street Institute. 


 

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen — December 16, 2024

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