Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies

The CSIS Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies seeks to answer vitally important questions about the future of Artificial Intelligence

Like electricity, computers, and other general-purpose technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning technology has become increasingly critical to innovation and growth across nearly every industry worldwide. As AI and AI-enabled technologies have become more capable and autonomous, calls to ensure that AI is used ethically and governed appropriately have grown.

The CSIS Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies seeks to answer vitally important questions about the future of Artificial Intelligence and its implications for the global economy and international security, including:

  • How can private and public organizations robustly implement AI Ethical Principles in practice?
  • How can governments and international organizations implement AI regulations, standards, and other governance mechanisms to balance the benefits of increased AI adoption and the need to mitigate against potential risks?
  • What technical aspects of AI technology do policymakers need to understand in order to make well-informed decisions?
  • As militaries and intelligence organizations prioritize AI technology, what effects will the rise of AI have on the future of international security? 
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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

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UK AI Summit Debrief Part 1: The Framing of AI Risk

The recent UK AI Summit sought a global consensus on the risks of frontier AI misuse. This commentary summarizes the summit discussion around each risk category and sets it in a broader policy context of other political, technological, and diplomatic developments.

Commentary by Michael Frank — November 20, 2023

Four Lessons from Historical Tech Regulation to Aid AI Policymaking

Entering the age of AI, there is much to gain in looking back at how technology decisions from the past shape current AI policymaking. This commentary outlines four lessons from internet and social media policy across content regulation, antitrust, and risk information.

Commentary by Michael Frank — October 25, 2023

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