Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize industries, enhance workforce productivity, and address complex societal challenges such as climate change. AI’s promise, however, comes with significant ethical, security, and technical challenges, such as ensuring its equitable and safe deployment and safeguarding against biases against marginalized communities.
FAS advances the development of comprehensive AI policies that address current challenges and anticipate future issues. We engage with the public, academia, and the private sector to foster a broader understanding of artificial intelligence policy issues, gathering diverse perspectives to inform policy development, and we work to ensure that government agencies have the technical assistance and talent needed to execute on AI priorities.
The current lack of public trust in AI risks inhibiting innovation and adoption of AI systems, meaning new methods will not be discovered and new benefits won’t be felt. A failure to uphold high standards in the technology we deploy will also place our nation at a strategic disadvantage compared to our competitors.
Research funding agencies should apply the content of grant applications to AI tools to predict the future of scientific and technological breakthroughs, enhance peer review, and encourage better research investment decisions by both the public and the private sector.
Inconsistent metrics and opaque reporting make future AI power‑demand estimates extremely uncertain, leaving grid planners in the dark and climate targets on the line
Federal and state governments need to ensure that the development of new AI and data center infrastructure does not increase costs for consumers, impact the environment, and exacerbate existing inequalities.