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About the Program

The Technology and International Affairs Program develops insights to address the governance challenges and large-scale risks of new technologies. Our experts identify actionable best practices and incentives for industry and government leaders on artificial intelligence, cyber threats, cloud security, countering influence operations, reducing the risk of biotechnologies, and ensuring global digital inclusion.

Program experts

Aubra Anthony

Senior Fellow, Technology and International Affairs Program

Jon Bateman

Senior Fellow and Co-Director, Technology and International Affairs Program

Thom Crockett

Program Manager, Technology and International Affairs Program

Samantha Lai

Senior Research Analyst, Technology and International Affairs

Ariel (Eli) Levite

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program, Technology and International Affairs Program

Jane Munga

Fellow, Africa Program

Arthur Nelson

Acting Co-Director, Technology and International Affairs Program

George Perkovich

Japan Chair for a World Without Nuclear Weapons, Vice President for Studies

Hadrien Pouget

Associate Fellow, Technology and International Affairs Program

Nanjira Sambuli

Fellow, Technology and International Affairs

Lakshmee Sharma

Senior Research Analyst, Technology and Internatonal Affairs

Scott Singer

Visiting Scholar, Technology and International Affairs

Alicia Wanless

Senior Fellow, Technology and International Affairs, Director, Information Environment Project

Gavin Wilde

Senior Fellow, Technology and International Affairs

Sam Winter-Levy

Fellow, Technology and International Affairs

Isabella Wright

Program Coordinator, Technology and International Affairs

Featured Work

paper

Beyond Open vs. Closed: Emerging Consensus and Key Questions for Foundation AI Model Governance

Ideological conflict between “pro-open” and “anti-open” camps is receding. Carnegie gathered leading experts from a wide range of perspectives to identify common ground and help reset AI governance debates.

Jon Bateman,
Dan Baer,
Stephanie Bell,
Glenn Brown,
Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar,
Deep Ganguli,
Peter Henderson,
Brodi Kotila,
Larry Lessig,
Nicklas Lundblad,
Janet Napolitano,
Deborah Raji,
Elizabeth Seger,
Matt Sheehan,
Aviya Skowron,
Irene Solaiman,
Helen Toner,
Polina Zvyagina

paper

Beyond Open vs. Closed: Emerging Consensus and Key Questions for Foundation AI Model Governance

Jon Bateman,
Dan Baer,
Stephanie Bell,
Glenn Brown,
Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar,
Deep Ganguli,
Peter Henderson,
Brodi Kotila,
Larry Lessig,
Nicklas Lundblad,
Janet Napolitano,
Deborah Raji,
Elizabeth Seger,
Matt Sheehan,
Aviya Skowron,
Irene Solaiman,
Helen Toner,
Polina Zvyagina

report

Countering Disinformation Effectively: An Evidence-Based Policy Guide

A high-level, evidence-informed guide to some of the major proposals for how democratic governments, platforms, and others can counter disinformation.

report

Countering Disinformation Effectively: An Evidence-Based Policy Guide

A high-level, evidence-informed guide to some of the major proposals for how democratic governments, platforms, and others can counter disinformation.

paper

Cloud Reassurance: A Framework to Enhance Resilience and Trust

As increasing amounts of information and services are moved to the cloud, a few providers have come to manage the bulk of cloud services. This level of dependence and concentration offers some benefits and risks, but policy action is needed to minimize and manage the risks.

paper

Cloud Reassurance: A Framework to Enhance Resilience and Trust

Nonresident Scholars

Nick Beecroft

Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs Program

Nick Beecroft is a nonresident scholar in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment.

Chris Finan

Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs Program

Chris Finan is a nonresident scholar in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Yoel Roth

Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs Program

Yoel Roth is a nonresident scholar in the Technology and International Affairs Program.

John Pendleton

Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs Program

John H. Pendleton serves as a nonresident scholar in the Technology and International Affairs Program. Prior to joining Carnegie, he served almost thirty-five years at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Jonathan Zittrain

Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs Program

Jonathan Zittrain is a nonresident scholar in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Govind Shivkumar

Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs

Govind Shivkumar is a nonresident scholar in the Carnegie Technology and International Affairs.

Jacob N. Shapiro

Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs

Jacob Shapiro is a nonresident scholar in the Carnegie Technology and International Affairs Program.

Holden Karnofsky

Visiting Scholar, Carnegie California

Holden Karnofsky is a visiting scholar at Carnegie California.

Nick Beecroft

Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs Program

Nick Beecroft is a nonresident scholar in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment.

Chris Finan

Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs Program

Chris Finan is a nonresident scholar in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Yoel Roth

Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs Program

Yoel Roth is a nonresident scholar in the Technology and International Affairs Program.

John Pendleton

Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs Program

Jonathan Zittrain

Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs Program

Jonathan Zittrain is a nonresident scholar in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Govind Shivkumar

Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs

Govind Shivkumar is a nonresident scholar in the Carnegie Technology and International Affairs.

Jacob N. Shapiro

Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs

Jacob Shapiro is a nonresident scholar in the Carnegie Technology and International Affairs Program.

Holden Karnofsky

Visiting Scholar, Carnegie California

Holden Karnofsky is a visiting scholar at Carnegie California.

All Work from Technology and International Affairs

478 Results

in the media

Why Scholars Should Stop Studying ‘Misinformation’

Vladimir Putin is waging yet another influence campaign. New intelligence shows that Russian actors are using fake media websites and social media accounts, some enhanced by artificial intelligence, to shape the November election by targeting voters in U.S. swing states.

Jacob Shapiro

· September 10, 2024

The Chronicle of Higher Education

in the media

Telegram's Security Sham

The French government’s arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Aug. 24 and decision to charge him with crimes related to Telegram’s failure to moderate its users’ sharing of illegal content has reignited a debate over secure messaging services, content moderation, and free speech.

Gavin Wilde

· September 9, 2024

Just Security

overhead shot of people casting ballots in voting booths

commentary

Emissary

The Misguided Emphasis on U.S. Political Campaign Hacks

On the spectrum of threats to free and fair elections, the airing of campaigns’ dirty laundry would be lamentable but hardly warrants catastrophizing.

Gavin Wilde

· August 27, 2024

Cover image was generated using artificial intelligence (AI) technology

paper

The Future of International Scientific Assessments of AI’s Risks

Managing the risks of artificial intelligence will require international coordination among many actors with different interests, values, and perceptions.

Hadrien Pouget,
Claire Dennis,
Jon Bateman,
Robert Trager,
Renan Araujo,
Haydn Belfield,
Belinda Cleeland,
Malou Estier,
Gideon Futerman,
Oliver Guest,
Carlos Ignacio Gutierrez,
Vishnu Kannan,
Casey Mahoney,
Matthijs Maas,
Charles Martinet,
Jakob Mökander,
Kwan Yee Ng,
Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh,
Aidan Peppin,
Konrad Seifert,
Scott Singer,
Maxime Stauffer,
Caleb Withers,
Marta Ziosi

· August 27, 2024

in the media

Our Lives Depend on the Cloud. Now What?

The world recently woke to a massive global cyber outage paralyzing major enterprises and critical services. The culprit turned out not to be traceable to a sophisticated hacker, instead to a routine but insufficiently tested software update intended to protect Microsoft Windows users that had been pushed out by the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.

· August 6, 2024

Just Security

commentary

France’s AI Summit Is a Chance to Reshape Global Narratives on AI

But Paris first must hone its alternative vision.

Hadrien Pouget

· July 24, 2024

event

Development Is Digital: Harnessing Technology’s Potential for a Better World

July 25, 2024

Samantha Power, the nineteenth Administrator of USAID, will deliver a keynote address on how technology is perhaps the single most decisive force shaping global development today—and outline choices we can make now to minimize the risks and maximize technology's potential to improve people’s lives. Following her speech, Administrator Power will join Carnegie’s President, Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar, for a fireside chat.

Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar,
Samantha Power

paper

Beyond Open vs. Closed: Emerging Consensus and Key Questions for Foundation AI Model Governance

Jon Bateman,
Dan Baer,
Stephanie Bell,
Glenn Brown,
Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar,
Deep Ganguli,
Peter Henderson,
Brodi Kotila,
Larry Lessig,
Nicklas Lundblad,
Janet Napolitano,
Deborah Raji,
Elizabeth Seger,
Matt Sheehan,
Aviya Skowron,
Irene Solaiman,
Helen Toner,
Polina Zvyagina

· July 23, 2024

in the media

“Disinformation Is One Problem Among Many in the Information Environment”

Disinformation is one problem among many in the information environment. It’s also one that is extremely challenging to do anything about.

Alicia Wanless

· July 1, 2024

EUvsDisinfo

article

Harmonizing Recent Campaigns to Tame the Hacking Marketplace

The United States, France, and the UK have emerged as key players in countering the proliferation of commercial hacking tools, but divergent strategies threaten the efficacy of individual frameworks.