CNAS Expands AI Policy Research with New Appointments

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce three new staff hires as it expands its multiyear Artificial Intelligence (AI) Security and Stability Initiative.

Daniel Remler joins CNAS as a new senior fellow with the Technology and National Security Program after three years at the U.S. Department of State.

At the State Department, Remler served as a policy advisor in the former Office of the Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology, where he led AI policy and cowrote the department’s first technology diplomacy strategy.

In addition, CNAS also welcomes Research Associate James Sanders and Research Assistant Liam Epstein to further bolster its AI policy research.

Sanders joins from research organization Epoch AI, where he studied trends in AI capabilities and infrastructure. He also worked as a quant trader at Susquehanna International Group.

Epstein joins CNAS from Cambridge University, where he earned a master of philosophy and led a start-up organizing educational programs on AI safety and biosecurity. He previously interned with the U.S. Delegation to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and served with AmeriCorps.

“I’m excited to welcome Daniel, James, and Liam to our team,” said Paul Scharre, executive vice president of CNAS. “Their expertise grows our team’s ability to understand how AI is transforming national security and deliver actionable recommendations to policymakers.”

“As our work at the intersection of AI and national security expands, we couldn’t ask for better additions to the team,” said Vivek Chilukuri, senior fellow and director of the Technology and National Security Program at CNAS. “Together, Daniel, James, and Liam bring a mix of high-level government experience, advanced quantitative analysis, and substantive expertise to strengthen our policy research at this critical juncture for AI.”

Remler, Sanders, and Epstein join as CNAS grows its AI Security and Stability Initiative. In the past year, CNAS has produced in-depth reports analyzing how the United States can curb AI chip smuggling to China, build AI compute partnerships abroad, mitigate the risks of AI-enabled cyber weapons, and ensure the interoperability of military autonomous systems.

To request an interview with Remler, Epstein, Sanders, or any other CNAS researcher, please contact Charles Horn at [email protected].