AI Policy Bulletin Newsletter

U.S. States and Cities Are Shaping the Future of AI Infrastructure

The U.S. AI data center boom is increasingly colliding with local opposition.

Sep 17 • 

Mac Milin Kiran

 and 

Cherry Wu

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August 2025

Making the Case: How Can We Know When AI is Safe?

Safety cases have protected aviation and nuclear industries for decades. Here's how we can apply them to frontier AI systems.

Aug 17 • 

Philip Fox

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Ben R Smith

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Alejandro Tlaie Boria

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Tuneer Mondal

, and 

Ketana Krishna

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June 2025

Book Review: “The Scaling Era” as a State of Mind

How AI's "bigger is better" dogma became trillion-dollar orthodoxy in an era of rapid capability growth.

Jun 5 • 

Elana Banin

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May 2025

AI Safety Needs a Shared Playbook—Before It’s Too Late

Without standardized AI risk evaluations, we risk missing early warning signs. A shared framework is urgently needed.

May 28

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We Should Not Allow Powerful AI to Be Trained in Secret: The Case for Increased Public Transparency

Powerful AI systems approaching human-level intelligence (AGI) may arrive within years, but current secrecy in corporate and government labs risks…

May 27 • 

Sarah Hastings-Woodhouse

 and 

Daniel Kokotajlo

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It’s Too Hard for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses to Comply With the EU AI Act: Here’s What to Do

Summary:

May 19 • 

Gideon Abako

2

What the UK Can Learn from California's Frontier AI Regulation Battle

Youth-led insights on balancing innovation, safety, and transparency in emerging tech policy debates.

May 14

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Securing Remote External GPAI Evaluations

Independent, secure third-party evaluations are emerging as a critical step for safeguarding for powerful general-purpose AI systems.

May 12 • 

Alejandro Tlaie Boria

 and 

Jimmy Farrell

4

Strengthening Cybersecurity of Frontier AI Model Companies and Their Supply Chains via DoD Procurement

If the Department of Defense makes strong cybersecurity a prerequisite for AI-related contracts, it could drive widespread adoption of best practices…

May 6 • 

Kathrin Gardhouse

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April 2025

Dean Ball Joins the Trump Administration as Senior Policy Advisor for AI & Emerging Tech

From incisive blog posts to the West Wing—Dean Ball brings a steady hand to the White House.

Apr 25 • 

Noah Knapp

1

Mutual Sabotage of AI Probably Won’t Work

A race for superintelligent AI could spark geopolitical crises, but nuclear deterrence is not a sound analogy.

Apr 22 • 

Peter Wildeford

 and 

Oscar Delaney

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March 2025

AI Safety Can't Go On Like This

The AI safety movement struggles to maintain its position on 2025’s political map, as the old model isn’t working anymore. On the strategic bind, and a…

Mar 10 • 

Anton Leicht

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