Gregory C. Allen is the director of the Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Prior to joining CSIS, he was the director of strategy and policy at the Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, where he oversaw development and implementation of the DOD’s AI Strategy, drove policy and human capital reforms to accelerate the DOD’s adoption of AI, and developed mechanisms for AI governance and ethics. Mr. Allen’s expertise and professional experience spans AI, robotics, semiconductors, space technology, and national security. Prior to working at the DOD, he was the head of market analysis and competitive strategy at Blue Origin and an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Mr. Allen’s writing and commentary has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Economist, Nature, CNN, Fox News, Foreign Policy, and WIRED. He holds a joint MPP/MBA degree from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the Harvard Business School.
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AI supremacy: The artificial intelligence battle between China, USA and Europe
Gregory C. Allen in DW Documentary — March 17, 2024
South Korean chipmakers halt old equipment sales over fears of US backlash
Gregory C. Allen in Financial Times — March 11, 2024
Exclusive: U.S. Must Move ‘Decisively’ to Avert ‘Extinction-Level’ Threat From AI, Government-Commissioned Report Says
Gregory C. Allen in TIME Magazine — March 11, 2024
Balance of Power: Biden Weighs Executive Action on Migrant Rules
Gregory C. Allen in Bloomberg — February 22, 2024
China Taking On US Fuels $147 Billion Rally in Japanese Chip Stocks
Gregory C. Allen in Bloomberg — February 13, 2024
The fight over AI biosecurity risk takes a twist
Gregory C. Allen in Politico — February 6, 2024
AI gold rush pits China vs US as possible microchip shortage looms: experts
Gregory C. Allen in Fox — December 8, 2023
Lawmakers Press Biden Administration for Tougher Curbs on China Tech
Gregory C. Allen in New York Times — December 7, 2023
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Evolving Tech: Innovation, Competition, and Change
The DARPA Perspective on AI and Autonomy at the DOD
Event — March 27, 2024
Surveying the Future of U.S. Open Foundation Model Policy
Event — March 21, 2024
The Future of AI and Autonomy in the Automotive Industry with Volvo CEO Jim Rowan
Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and H. Andrew Schwartz — March 15, 2024
Advancing the G7’s Relationship with Africa through AI
Commentary by Gregory C. Allen and Georgia Adamson — March 14, 2024
Open AI's legal troubles, Microsoft-Mistral Partnership, and the AI Safety Institute Consortium
Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and H. Andrew Schwartz — March 7, 2024
The State of the Global Semiconductor Competition
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Gregory C. Allen — February 28, 2024
The State of the Global Semiconductor Competition with Chris Miller
Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and H. Andrew Schwartz — February 28, 2024
OpenAI Releases Sora
Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and H. Andrew Schwartz — February 22, 2024
Italy’s AI and Technology Policy Under its G7 Presidency
Event — February 15, 2024