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Securing American AI Leadership: A Strategic Action Plan for Innovation, Adoption, and Trust

To sustain America’s leadership in AI innovation, accelerate adoption across the economy, and guarantee that AI systems remain secure and trustworthy, we offer a set of policy recommendations.

03.24.25 | 23 min read
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Policy Memo
Increasing Responsible Data Sharing Capacity throughout Government

Current scientific understanding shows that so-called “anonymization” methods that have been widely used in the past are inadequate for protecting privacy in the era of big data and artificial intelligence.

03.13.25 | 7 min read
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Blog
The Federation of American Scientists Calls on OMB to Maintain the Agency AI Use Case Inventories at Their Current Level of Detail

To fully harness the benefits of AI, the public must have confidence that these systems are deployed responsibly and enhance their lives and livelihoods.

03.06.25 | 2 min read
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Emerging Technology
Press release
Federation of American Scientists and 16 Tech Organizations Call on OMB and OSTP to Maintain Agency AI Use Case Inventories

The first Trump Administration’s E.O. 13859 commitment laid the foundation for increasing government accountability in AI use; this should continue

03.06.25 | 3 min read
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Policy Memo
A Federal Center of Excellence to Expand State and Local Government Capacity for AI Procurement and Use

As new waves of AI technologies continue to enter the public sector, touching a breadth of services critical to the welfare of the American people, this center of excellence will help maintain high standards for responsible public sector AI for decades to come.

02.14.25 | 9 min read
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day one project
Policy Memo
Strengthening Information Integrity with Provenance for AI-Generated Text Using ‘Fuzzy Provenance’ Solutions

By creating a reliable, user-friendly framework for surfacing provenance, NIST would empower readers to better discern the trustworthiness of the text they encounter, thereby helping to counteract the risks posed by deceptive AI-generated content.

02.13.25 | 7 min read
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Policy Memo
Supporting Device Reprocessing to Reduce Waste in Health Care

While healthcare institutions are embracing decarbonization and waste reduction plans, they cannot do this effectively without addressing the enormous impact of single-use devices.

02.10.25 | 5 min read
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Issue Brief
Winning the Next Phase of the Chip War

The United States has multiple policy tools that could be used to prevent U.S. reliance on Chinese made semiconductors.

02.07.25 | 22 min read
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day one project
Policy Memo
Taking on the World’s Factory: A Path to Contain China on Legacy Chips

We can address the issue of international semiconductor competition along three major axes: increasing production outside of China, containing an oversupply of Chinese semiconductors, and mitigating the risks of remaining Chinese chips in the U.S. market.

02.06.25 | 21 min read
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day one project
Policy Memo
Using Targeted Industrial Policy to Address National Security Implications of Chinese Chips

In an industry with such high fixed costs, the Chinese state’s subsidization gives such firms a great advantage and imperils U.S. competitiveness and national security. To curtail Chinese legacy chip dominance, the United States should weaponize its monopoly on electronic design automation software.

02.04.25 | 17 min read
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Policy Memo
An “Open Foundational” Chip Design Standard and Buyers’ Group to Create a Strategic Microelectronics Reserve

The technical advances fueled by leading-edge nodes are vital to our long-term competitiveness, but they too rely on legacy devices.

02.03.25 | 9 min read
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Policy Memo
Blank Checks for Black Boxes: Bring AI Governance to Competitive Grants

To tackle AI risks in grant spending, grant-making agencies should adopt trustworthy AI practices in their grant competitions and start enforcing them against reckless grantees.

01.30.25 | 9 min read
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