We looking forward to connecting with many of you at ISA in Chicago in a few days! Please join us at the BTG reception Monday 8:00-9:00pm in the Hilton's Waldorf Room. Safe travels to those attending!

We are delighted to announce our inaugural Berkeley Risk and Security Lab #AI Red Teaming Bootcamp on the Berkeley campus this summer (July 27-Aug 1) for students and early-career professionals! Applications are due by March 24, 2025. brsl.berkeley.edu/ai-red-teami... #AI #redteaming

Applications are now open for IPSI 2025! June 8-12, 2025 Washington, DC. IPSI is a five-day professional development program for professors and post-docs in the field of international affairs who want to build the tools and networks to produce and disseminate policy-relevant academic research.

The latest from @BerkeleyRisk--this time on the permeability of U.S. export controls on #AI hardware to #China. The paper begs the question as to whether hardware-oriented export controls are doing what policymakers want... arxiv.org/abs/2411.14425

Whack-a-Chip: The Futility of Hardware-Centric Export Controls

U.S. export controls on semiconductors are widely known to be permeable, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) steadily creating state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) models with exfiltrat...

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On the eve of the first meeting of signatories of the US State Dept-led Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy, our teams @BerkeleyRisk and @OpenAI consider mechanisms to drive down risk...

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As something of a global consensus seems to be taking shape around the use of military AI, Sarah Shoker, @areddie.bsky.social, Alan Hickey, and Leah Walker examine what can be done to identify, communicate, and reduce international risks surrounding AI.

A huge thank you to @mlandauwells.bsky.social @ryanbrutger.bsky.social @areddie.bsky.social @sdhyde.bsky.social @mattesmc.bsky.social @matanock.bsky.social @osamet.bsky.social + everyone at UC Berkeley for a wonderful visit earlier this week! [Let's all pretend I posted this in a timely fashion]

As something of a global consensus seems to be taking shape around the use of military AI, Sarah Shoker, @areddie.bsky.social, Alan Hickey, and Leah Walker examine what can be done to identify, communicate, and reduce international risks surrounding AI.

New Tools Are Needed to Address the Risks Posed by AI-Military Integration

If you blinked, you may have missed a recent wave of global AI commitments, a notable consensus in the chilliest international climate since the Cold War.

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We are delighted to have launched the Risk Calculus @BerkeleyRisk--a new series that seeks to bring you some of the best and brightest working at the intersection of #technology, politics, and #security. In this series, we focus on the past, present, and future of #wargaming: Shall We Play a Game?

‎The Risk Calculus on Apple Podcasts

‎Education · 2024

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I always did have a face for radio... Delighted to announce the trailer for the first in our "The Risk Calculus" series @BerkeleyRisk focused on the future of #wargaming with amazing colleagues is now live! "Shall We Play a Game?" coming Feb 22 brsl.berkeley.edu/podcasts/

AI security demands cooperation among governments, and existing global standards can provide a blueprint. Read more from IGCC affiliate @areddie.bsky.social in his new piece on @lawfare.bsky.social: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/time...

Appropriately on the second day of the #AISafetySummit, our latest "Time to Act: Building the Technical and Institutional Foundations for #AI Assurance" was published in @Lawfare. It was a particular pleasure to alongside Josh Wallin at CNAS on this piece. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/time...

Time to Act: Building the Technical and Institutional Foundations for AI Assurance

AI assurance requires agreement among governments that systems are behaving appropriately. Existing international standards institutions can help.

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