Bill Anderson-Samways

Senior Researcher

bill@iaps.ai

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Bill is a Senior Researcher on the Frontier Security team. His work focuses on government-industry partnerships around the development, deployment, and security of advanced AI systems.

He currently spends the majority of his time as a contract AI Policy Researcher at the RAND Corporation, and is seconded part-time into the AI Security Institute (AISI) in the UK Cabinet Office.

Bill holds an MPhil in Anthropocene Studies and a BA in Politics and International Relations, both from the University of Cambridge.

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Christopher Covino
IAPS Researchers React: The US AI Action Plan
Christopher Covino

The Trump Administration unveiled its comprehensive AI Action Plan on Wednesday. Experts at the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy reviewed the plan with an eye toward its national security implications. As AI continues to accelerate towards very powerful artificial general intelligence, our researchers discuss promising proposals for addressing critical AGI risks, offer key considerations for government implementation, and explore the plan's gaps and potential solutions.

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Christopher Covino
Bill Anderson-Samways
The US Government’s Role in Advanced AI Development: Predictions and Scenarios
Bill Anderson-Samways

There has been significant recent speculation about whether the US government will lead a future project to build and acquire advanced AI, or continue to play a more arms-length role. We conducted a forecasting workshop on this question, employing the IDEA protocol to elicit predictions from six professional forecasters and five experts on US AI policy.

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