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Policy Memo
Visa Interview Waivers after COVID

Summary The COVID-19 pandemic severely impaired State Department (DOS) processing capacity by interrupting operations at U.S. consulates and foreign posts, slashing revenue for consular services through the resultant collapse in…

05.11.23 | 10 min read
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FAS
Press release
On the Passing of Former FAS Board Member David Hafemeister

The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) is saddened to learn of the recent death of David Hafemeister, a former FAS Board member who served the organization for 8 years. Dr….

05.11.23 | 1 min read
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Emerging Technology
Blog
How Do OpenAI’s Efforts To Make GPT-4 “Safer” Stack Up Against The NIST AI Risk Management Framework?

In March, OpenAI released GPT-4, another milestone in a wave of recent AI progress. This is OpenAI’s most advanced model yet, and it’s already being deployed broadly to millions of…

05.11.23 | 9 min read
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Emerging Technology
Blog
State Department Must Urgently Update the Exchange Visitor Skills List To Safeguard American Interests

The J1 visa Exchange Visitor Program, a pivotal mechanism fostering global cultural exchange and dissemination of specialized knowledge, remains regrettably stagnant since its last renewal on April 30th, 2009, just…

05.11.23 | 2 min read
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Global Risk
Report
Nuclear Notebook: Russian Nuclear Weapons, 2023

The FAS Nuclear Notebook is one of the most widely sourced reference materials worldwide for reliable information about the status of nuclear weapons, and has been published in the Bulletin…

05.08.23 | 1 min read
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