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The California Report on Frontier AI Policy
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The California Report on Frontier AI Policy

The innovations emerging at the frontier of artificial intelligence are poised to create historic opportunities for humanity but also raise complex policy challenges. As the epicenter of global AI innovation, California has a unique opportunity to continue supporting developments in frontier AI while addressing substantial risks that could have far-reaching consequences for the state and beyond.

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By Rishi Bommasani, Scott Singer, Ruth E. Appel, Sarah Cen, A. Feder Cooper, Elena Cryst, Lindsey A. Gailmard, Ian Klaus, Meredith M. Lee, Inioluwa Deborah Raji, Anka Reuel, Drew Spence, Alexander Wan, Angelina Wang, Daniel Zhang, Daniel E. Ho, Percy Liang, Dawn Song, Joseph E. Gonzalez, Jonathan Zittrain, Jennifer Tour Chayes, Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar, Li Fei-Fei
Published on Jun 17, 2025
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About the Authors

Rishi Bommasani

Scott Singer

Fellow, Technology and International Affairs, and Co-Director, China AI Initiative

Scott Singer is a fellow and co-director of the China AI Initiative at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where his work explores the geopolitics and governance of advanced AI systems. He specializes in China’s AI ecosystem, with a particular focus on U.S.-China AI dialogue and diplomacy, U.S. and Chinese approaches to AI strategy, and comparative approaches to AI safety and risk management.

Ruth E. Appel

Sarah Cen

A. Feder Cooper

Elena Cryst

Lindsey A. Gailmard

Ian Klaus

Founding Director, Carnegie California

Ian Klaus is the founding director of Carnegie California. He is a leading scholar on the nexus of urbanization, geopolitics, and global challenges, with extensive experience as a practitioner of subnational diplomacy.

Meredith M. Lee

Inioluwa Deborah Raji

Anka Reuel

Drew Spence

Alexander Wan

Angelina Wang

Daniel Zhang

Daniel E. Ho

Percy Liang

Dawn Song

Joseph E. Gonzalez

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.

Jennifer Tour Chayes

Tino Cuellar
Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar

Former Carnegie President (2021-2026)

Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar was previously the tenth president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. A former justice of the Supreme Court of California, he has served three U.S. presidential administrations at the White House and in federal agencies, and was the Stanley Morrison Professor at Stanford University, where he held appointments in law, political science, and international affairs and led the university’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.

Li Fei-Fei

Authors

Rishi Bommasani
Scott Singer
Fellow, Technology and International Affairs, and Co-Director, China AI Initiative
Scott Singer
Ruth E. Appel
Sarah Cen
A. Feder Cooper
Elena Cryst
Lindsey A. Gailmard
Ian Klaus
Founding Director, Carnegie California
Ian Klaus
Meredith M. Lee
Inioluwa Deborah Raji
Anka Reuel
Drew Spence
Alexander Wan
Angelina Wang
Daniel Zhang
Daniel E. Ho
Percy Liang
Dawn Song
Joseph E. Gonzalez
Jonathan Zittrain
Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs Program
Jonathan Zittrain
Jennifer Tour Chayes
Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar
Former Carnegie President (2021-2026)
Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar
Li Fei-Fei
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