Gregory C. Allen

Director, Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies
Gregory C. Allen

Gregory C. Allen is the director of the Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies 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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Allied Perspectives on Semiconductor Export Controls

As the one-year anniversary of the October 7 semiconductor export controls nears, CSIS brought together representatives from the U.S.'s allies to share a global perspective on the "new oil" in geopolitics.

Event — October 2, 2023

The Post-October 7 World

On October 7, 2022, U.S.-China relations were reshaped with export controls on military AI, shifting global semiconductor manufacturing and distribution and complicating the global economy. This report outlines U.S. allies' perspectives on the "new oil" in geopolitics.

Report by Gregory C. Allen — September 28, 2023

Advanced Technology: Examining Threats to National Security

There is no inherent trade-off between mitigating AI risks and pursuing the benefits of increased adoption. We can pursue both goals simultaneously. AI regulation and frameworks must be well balanced, ethically designed, and part of an internationally interoperable framework.

Congressional Testimony by Gregory C. Allen — September 19, 2023

The Truth of the Matter

AI and Autonomous-Powered U.S. Military

CSIS’s Gregory C. Allen joins the podcast to discuss the Department of Defense’s “Urgency to Innovate” and its new initiative called “Replicator,” a Pentagon drone program designed to compete with China.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Gregory C. Allen — September 13, 2023

CSIS the truth of the matter