
Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and National Security
The CNAS Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and National Security brings together national security leaders and AI experts to tackle the challenges posed by the AI revolution. Composed of former senior government officials, private industry leaders, and academic experts, the Task Force examines how the United States should respond to the national security challenges posed by artificial intelligence.
The Task Force is a component of CNAS’ multi-year Artificial Intelligence and Global Security Initiative.
Task Force Chairs
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Robert O. Work
Senior Counselor for Defense and Distinguished Senior Fellow for Defense and National Security
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Dr. Andrew W. Moore
Head of Google Cloud Artificial Intelligence
Task Force Program Directors
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Paul Scharre
Executive Director, AI Task Force
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Michael Horowitz
Research Director, AI Task Force
Task Force Members
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Dr. Charles Clancy
Vice President of Intelligence Programs, The MITRE Corporation
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Jack Clark
Policy Director, OpenAI
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Dr. Alissa Cooper
Fellow, Cisco Systems
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Dr. Rebecca Crootof
Assistant Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law
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Jessica Cussins Newman
AI Policy Specialist, Future of Life Institute
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Steven Escaravage
Senior Vice President, Booz Allen
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Dr. Ed Felten
Director, Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University
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Dr. Kathleen Fisher
Professor and Chair, Computer Science Department, Tufts University
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Michèle Flournoy
Member, CNAS Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, WestExec Advisors
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Christopher Heinz
CNAS Board of Advisor, Director of the Board of Advisors, Heinz Endowment
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Tim Hwang
Director, Harvard-MIT Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative
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Jamil N. Jaffer
Founder and Executive Director, National Security Institute, George Mason University, Vice President for Strategy, Partnerships & Corporate Development, IronNet Cybersecurity
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Ron Keesing
Vice President and Director of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Leidos
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Patrick Lin
Director, Ethics + Emerging Science Group, Cal Poly
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Ashley J. Llorens
Chief, Intelligent Systems Center, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)
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Dr. Jason Matheny
Director, Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown University
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Walter F. Parkes
Motion Picture Producer and Writer, Chairman and Co-Founder, Dreamscape Immersive
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Todd M. Rosenblum
President and CEO, National Security Outcomes, LLC
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Dr. Tuomas Sandholm
Angel Jordan Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Co-Director, CMU AI
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Dr. Lawrence C. Schuette
Director of Global Science & Technology Engagement, Lockheed Martin Corporation
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Dr. Sarah Sewall
Executive Vice President, Policy, In-Q-Tel
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Chris Whitlock
Managing Director, AI & Mission Analytics, Deloitte
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Shivon Zilis
Project Director, Neuralink and Advisor, OpenAI
Observer
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Terah Lyons
Executive Director, Partnership on Artificial Intelligence
Research Team
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Martijn Rasser
Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program
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Elsa B. Kania
Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program
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Brendan McCord
Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program