Caught up in the spy balloon frenzy? Huawei mania? TikTok talk? Then our ISA #ISA2023 panel on "Technological Statecraft in an Era of U.S.-China Great Power Competition: Players, Perceptions, and Policies" on Friday at 4 PM is just for you. Here's our pitch:

Can't wait to present my research on tech statecraft at ISA #ISA2023 with a great panel of early-career scholars Scott Singer (宋杰), Sam Seitz and Kayla_Blomquist, chaired by Elliot Ji and discussed by @MichaelBCerny! We present on March 17, 4pm. Details below👇

My first solo-authored publication is now available open access in Review of International Political Economy! *The diffusion deficit in scientific and technological power: re-assessing China’s rise* tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Thanks to everyone who gave feedback on & reviewed this piece. Key takeaways below:

Great start to #ISA2023 in beautiful Montreal. So happy to see such a strong DU Korbel School presence as a proud alum! ISA Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs Sié Center University of Denver

As AI is increasingly covered in the public discourse, it's critically important to focus on collaborative, solutions-oriented approaches, rather than oversimplifying & polarizing the many issues at hand. Very helpful breakdown from @emmabluemke !

Interested in China's fresh draft regulations governing generative AI training data, accuracy of outputs, and responsibility for service providers? Here's our Stanford project's full translation: digichina.stanford.edu/work/translati…

More informed policymakers in the room leads to better and more nuanced decisions. Really proud that the evidence Sam, Kayla, and I wrote for the UK's FAC last year contributed to a doubling of funding toward building China-facing capabilities.

Thrilled to speak with The Economist on China's AI development along with Matt Sheehan and Jeffrey Ding. See the article here: economist.com/business/2023/…

My colleague Matt O’Shaughnessy digs into an apparent contradiction: 🇨🇳's generative AI reg is a laundry list of 🌎 principles for "democratic values" in AI. It's also intended to strengthen CCP control. What gives? *Principles<Oversight from institutions* carnegieendowment.org/2023/05/16/wha…

Very excited about all the interesting projects the Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI) Winter Fellows got up to. Projects ranged from external scrutiny of frontier models, Chinese AI development, market concentration implications of foundation models, public input into AI, and more governance.ai/post/winter-fe…

Kayla_Blomquist analysed how the People’s Republic of China’s desire for increased geopolitical legitimacy plays a role in how they approach AI development and governance.

Honored to be a part of the U.S. Embassy London 4th of July celebration at Winfield House last night! Ambassador Warren Stephens #j4Winfield23

Great thread on the PRC's new "Global AI Gov Initiative". Initiative details are currently minimal but on the rhetorical level for domestic and developing country audiences, this is the latest step in PRC attempts to portray an image as a rightful & moral global AI leader

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Register for this high-profile online seminar, full of internationally recognized speakers from the US, Europe and China! ⁦⁩ ⁦Angela Zhang⁩ ⁦Maxime Ricard⁩ ⁦Stephen Pattison⁩ ⁦@WendellWallach⁩ ⁦⁦⁦Kayla_Blomquist⁩ oxgs.org/event/navigati…

Establishing global leadership in AI requires technological innovation, domestic implementation, effective regulation, and moral legitimacy, write Kayla_Blomquist & Keegan McBride (Oxford Internet Institute). The latest in our #AI Governance Symposium: justsecurity.org/90757/its-not-…

"To become a global leader in AI, [competing states] will require excellence across multiple domains: technological innovation, domestic implementation, regulation, and moral legitimacy." Excellent new piece from Kayla_Blomquist & Keegan McBride on 🌐xAI 1/4 justsecurity.org/90757/its-not-…

We're hosting Jordan Schneider! Swing by between 6 and 8 PM on Thursday, January 25. RSVP here: partiful.com/e/7MuxljageqzH…

🎉 Introducing Sam Hogg (Sam), OCPL Non-Resident Expert! 🎉 Sam founded Beijing to Britain, delivering weekly research notes to hundreds of government readers, politicians, embassies, and corporate clients on the evolving UK-China relationship.