OUR MISSION

Securing benefits and managing risks from advanced AI

Who we are

The United States is the global leader in AI development, and maintaining that leadership is crucial for national security and global stability. At the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (IAPS),  we engage experts across the U.S. and allied nations to deliver concrete, technically sound policy research that enhances national competitiveness and mitigates emerging risks while protecting the space for innovation to thrive. 

What we do

Advanced AI systems pose both immense opportunities and complex challenges. IAPS addresses these with practical policy solutions at the intersection of AI policy and national security.

Our work involves:

  • Conducting forward-looking policy research in areas including preparedness, information and supply chain security, and international coordination needed to navigate strategic competition with adversaries who may misuse AI.

  • Cultivating policy talent — IAPS is forging a community of researchers and practitioners from across many policy areas and backgrounds to meet this critical moment.

  • Providing relevant and timely insights to stakeholders across Congress, the executive branch, industry, academia, and civil society.

Across all our work, intellectual independence is a core value. Read more about our funding and intellectual independence policy here.

Our focus areas

Policy and standards

We identify concrete interventions that could improve the safety, security, and governance of advanced AI systems that could be implemented through regulation, standards, or voluntary commitments from AI companies. In our work, we draw on lessons from cybersecurity and cyber policy, and high-stakes and safety-critical industries.

Compute governance

We seek to establish a firmer empirical and theoretical grounding for the fledgling field of compute governance, inform ongoing policy processes and debates, and develop more concrete technical and policy proposals. We are focused on understanding the impacts and limitations of existing compute-related US export controls, investigating hardware-enabled governance mechanisms, and researching what changes to export controls or their enforcement may be feasible and beneficial.

International governance and China

We seek to improve decisions at the intersection of AI governance and the international system. We are interested in international governance for advanced AI, China-West relations concerning AI, and relevant technical and policy developments within China.