Scott Singer is a visiting scholar in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he works on global AI development and governance with a focus on China.
Scott’s research interests include U.S.-China AI relations, cross-Strait relations, the role of public opinion in emerging technology governance, talent and capabilities in China-facing and emerging technology policy, and UK foreign policy. Scott’s expertise has been featured in outlets including Foreign Policy, Bloomberg, and Lawfare. He has previously spoken in the UK Parliament and provided official written evidence for the UK's Integrated Review.
Scott co-founded the Oxford China Policy Lab, a research group that seeks to mitigate structural risks in the U.S.-China relationship, with a particular focus on emerging technologies. Before that, he worked for the U.S. State Department and U.S. Senate. He is also an affiliate of the Oxford Martin School AI Governance Initiative’s China AI program.
Scott is completing his Ph.D. in International Relations at Oxford as a Clarendon Scholar. He holds an MPhil with Distinction in International Relations from the University of Oxford and a BA in Economics and Fundamentals: Issues and Texts from the University of Chicago. He was a National Bureau of Asian Research Chinese Language Fellow at the International Chinese Language Program in Taipei and is professionally fluent in Mandarin.
