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
Tom Arseneault

Chief Operating Officer, BAE Systems, Inc.
Dr. Kerry Buckley

Vice President, Intelligence Programs Center for Programs and Technology, The MITRE Corporation
Jack Clark

Policy Director, OpenAI
Ariel Conn

Director of Media and Outreach, Future of Life Institute
Dr. Alissa Cooper

Fellow, Cisco Systems
Dr. Rebecca Crootof

Executive Director, Information Society Project, Yale Law School
Dr. Ed Felten

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

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

CNAS Board of Director, Chief Executive Officer, WestExec
Dr. John J. Fratamico

Chief Technology Officer, Leidos
Christopher Heinz

Fintech Strategic Investment, PNC Bank
Tim Hwang

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

Director, National Security Law & Policy Program, George Mason University
Ashley J. Llorens

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

Former Director, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)
Steven Mills

Associate Director, Boston Consulting Group
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
Shivon Zilis

Project Director, Neuralink and Advisor, OpenAI

Observer

Terah Lyons

Executive Director, Partnership on Artificial Intelligence

Research Team