The AI Policy Podcast

On this special episode, the CSIS Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies is pleased to host Elizabeth Kelly, Director of the United States Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at the U.S. Department of Commerce.The U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI) was announced by Vice President Kamala Harris at the UK AI Safety Summit in November 2023. The institute was established to advance the science, practice, and adoption of AI safety in the face of risks including those to national security, public safety, and individual rights. Director Kelly will discuss the U.S. AISI’s recently released Strategic Vision, its activities under President Biden’s AI Executive Order, and its approach to the AISI global network announced at the AI Seoul Summit. 

In this episode, we discuss what AI policy might like look after the 2024 U.S. presidential election. We dive into the past (1:00), present (9:50), and future (22:50) of both the Trump and Harris campaigns’ AI policy positions and where they fall on the key issue areas like safety (23:01), open-source (25:17), energy infrastructure (33:27), and more.

Dr. Radha Plumb, DOD Chief Digital and AI Officer, discusses Open DAGIR initiative connecting DOD end-users with software solutions. Topics include AI implementation challenges, metrics of success, Open Dagger initiative, acquisition and scalability in DOD operations, intersections of Replicator, Guide, and Autonomy initiatives, and data infrastructure investments at the DOD.

Exploring autonomous weapons in Ukraine, overturning Chevron Doctrine impacts on AI regulation, Apple's delay in EU deployment, Nvidia's chip deal in Middle East, and Alibaba Cloud's strategic shift to Southeast Asia and Mexico.

In this episode, we discuss our biggest takeaways from the AI agenda at the G7 Leaders' Summit (0:41), the details of the Apple-OpenAI partnership announcement (8:05), and why Saudi Aramco's investment in Zhipu AI represents a groundbreaking moment in China-Saudi Arabia relations (16:25).

In this episode, we break down the policy outcomes from the AI Seoul Summit (0:22), the latest news from the U.S.-China AI safety talks (7:59), and why the Zhousidun (Zeus's Shield) dataset matters (16:30). 

In this episode, we discuss our biggest takeaways from the bipartisan AI policy roadmap led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (1:10), what to expect from the U.S.-China AI safety dialogue (9:55), recent updates to the DOD’s Replicator Initiative (19:25), and Microsoft’s new Intelligence Community AI Tool (29:31).

Discussing the E.U.-Japan AI safety cooperation, U.S. AI Safety Institute updates, and the Air Force's CCA contract award. Highlights include global AI diplomacy, the importance of AI safety institutes, Biden administration's initiatives, and the rise of autonomous combat aircraft.

In this episode, we discuss Microsoft's investment in G42 and questions surrounding G42's ties to China (1:12), the latest reporting about the Israeli military's use of AI and policy implications advanced technologies in warfare (9:23), and Meta's new watermarking policy (23:01).aipolicypodcast@csis.orgWadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies | CSISThe DARPA Perspective on AI and Autonomy at the DOD | CSIS EventsScaling AI-enabled Capabilities at the DOD: Government and Industry Perspectives:The State of DOD AI and Autonomy Policy:

Exploring AI policy landscape, U.S. and U.K. partnership on AI Safety, Open AI's Voice Engine, OMB's latest AI policy announcement, Mexico's new role in AI infrastructure