Wadhwani AI Center

Conducting research on the governance, geopolitics, and national security implications of AI and other advanced technologies

The Wadhwani AI Center (formerly the Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies) at CSIS delves into crucial topics at the intersection of policy, AI, and other advanced technologies, focusing on three key themes: Governance & Regulation, Geopolitics, and National Security.

Our research and events explore how governments can balance the benefits of increased technology adoption while mitigating potential risks; how the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community can harness advanced technology for national security benefits; how governments can work together to develop practical and desirable governance structures; and what actions the United States should take to advance U.S. and allied economic and security interests. 

Governments around the world are struggling with the unique governance challenges posed by AI. Wadhwani AI Center experts analyze and propose solutions for national and multilateral AI governance efforts.

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Global competition for leadership in AI and advanced technology has risen to unprecedented levels. Research from the Wadhwani AI Center investigates how emerging technologies affect the balance of power between nations, semiconductor export controls efforts, and U.S. economic security.

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Wadhwani AI Center experts analyze the challenges and opportunities posed by AI for national security and defense. Discover how the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. intelligence community can responsible accelerate AI adoption for national security impact.

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The Department of Defense’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program: Good News, Bad News, and Unanswered Questions

Gregory C. Allen and Isaac Goldston analyze the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. They break down what the program gets right, its limitations, and explore some unanswered questions for this flagship autonomy effort.

Report by Gregory C. Allen and Isaac Goldston — August 6, 2024

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The AI Policy Podcast

AI and Advanced Technologies in the Fight: Combatant Command and Service Collaboration

Wadhwani AI Center director Gregory C. Allen is joined by Schuyler Moore, the first-ever Chief Technology Officer of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Justin Fanelli, the Chief Technology Officer of the Department of the Navy, and Dr. Alex Miller, the Chief Technology Officer for the Chief of Staff of the Army for a discussion on the warfighter's adoption of emerging technologies.

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen — October 2, 2024

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The AI Policy Podcast

The European Perspective on AI Governance with Dragoș Tudorache

In this episode, we are joined by former MEP Dragoș Tudorache, co-rapporteur of the EU AI Act and Chair of the Special Committee on AI in the Digital Age. We discuss where we are in the EU AI Act roadmap, how to balance innovation and regulation, the future of the EU AI Office, and the increasing energy infrastructure demands of AI.

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and Dragoș Tudorache — September 16, 2024

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The AI Policy Podcast

The Past, Present, and Future of Technology Forecasting with Jeff Alstott

In this episode, we are joined by Jeff Alstott, expert at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and director of the Center for Technology and Security Policy at RAND, to discuss past technology forecasting across the national security community and a new NSF initiative called Assessing and Predicting Technology Outcomes (APTO). 

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen — August 30, 2024

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Audio Briefs

Why Is the U.S. Defense Industrial Base So Isolated from the U.S. Economy?

An audio version of “Why Is the U.S. Defense Industrial Base So Isolated from the U.S. Economy?,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Gregory C. Allen with Doug Berenson. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and Doug Berenson — August 26, 2024

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