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

Robert O. Work

Senior Counselor for Defense and Distinguished Senior Fellow for Defense and National Security
Dr. Andrew W. Moore

Head of Google Cloud Artificial Intelligence

Task Force Program Directors

Paul Scharre

Executive Director, AI Task Force
Michael Horowitz

Research Director, AI Task Force

Task Force Members

Iram Ali

Public Policy Lead for Defense and National Security, Amazon Web Services
James F. Carlini

Chief Technology Officer, Leidos
Dr. Charles Clancy

Vice President of Intelligence Programs, The MITRE Corporation
Jack Clark

Policy Director, OpenAI
Dr. Alissa Cooper

Fellow, Cisco Systems
Dr. Rebecca Crootof

Assistant Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law
Jessica Cussins Newman

AI Policy Specialist, Future of Life Institute
Dr. Ed Felten

Director, Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University
Dr. Kathleen Fisher

Professor and Chair, Computer Science Department, Tufts University
Michèle Flournoy

Member, CNAS Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, WestExec Advisors
Christopher Heinz

CNAS Board of Advisor, Director of the Board of Advisors, Heinz Endowment
Tim Hwang

Director, Harvard-MIT Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative
Jamil N. Jaffer

Founder and Executive Director, National Security Institute, George Mason University, Vice President for Strategy, Partnerships & Corporate Development, IronNet Cybersecurity
Patrick Lin

Director, Ethics + Emerging Science Group, Cal Poly
Ashley J. Llorens

Chief, Intelligent Systems Center, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)
Dr. Jason Matheny

Director, Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown University
Walter F. Parkes

Motion Picture Producer and Writer, Chairman and Co-Founder, Dreamscape Immersive
Todd M. Rosenblum

President and CEO, National Security Outcomes, LLC
Dr. Tuomas Sandholm

Angel Jordan Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Co-Director, CMU AI
Dr. Larry Schuette

Director of Global Science & Technology Engagement, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Dr. Sarah Sewall

Executive Vice President, Policy, In-Q-Tel
Dr. Josh Sullivan

Senior Vice President, Booz Allen
Chris Whitlock

Managing Director, AI & Mission Analytics, Deloitte
Shivon Zilis

Project Director, Neuralink and Advisor, OpenAI

Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and National Security

Task Force Chairs

Task Force Program Directors

Task Force Members

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Research Team

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