Colin Shea-Blymyer

The Complicated Politics of Trump’s New AI Executive Order The administration’s attempt to suppress state AI regulation risks legal backlash, bipartisan resistance, and public distrust, undermining the innovation it seeks to advance.  The Trump administration...

Excited to share a new op-ed by @minanrn.bsky.social, @jessicaji.bsky.social, and myself for the National Interest!

The administration's new AI Executive Order, aiming to suppress state-level AI regulation, risks undermining the innovation it seeks to advance.

nationalinterest.org/blog/techlan...

Helping to organize and run this workshop has been a highlight of my time at CSET.

My takeaways from the workshop are that it's hard to find strong signal on the future of AI use for automating R&D - so we need as much insight into how AI is being used at present for AI R&D.

AI Gov & Nat'l Policy '25 Week Theme Week 1 Sep 2 Introduction and AI Background The story of AI so far, and what deep learning is. Extra Resources: Computer History Museum: https://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/ai-roboti...

My AI Governance and National Policy course is a wrap! I covered the technical background of AI, how AI is applied (and why we might want to govern it), and what policies about AI are out there.

Find my syllabus here (and let me know what I'm missing): docs.google.com/document/d/1...

AI Governance at the Frontier | Center for Security and Emerging Technology This report presents an analytic approach to help U.S. policymakers deconstruct artificial intelligence governance proposals by identifying their underlying assumptions, which are the foundational ele...

Check out my new @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social report, written alongside @minanrn.bsky.social, @jessicaji.bsky.social, and Ngor Luong!

cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...

Identifying assumptions can help policymakers make informed, flexible decisions about AI under uncertainty.

AI over Lunch: Colin Shea-Blymyer This week’s AI over Lunch comes from Washington DC, where we meet Colin Shea-Blymyer, researcher at the Centre for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), to talk about AI beyond the European bubble.

Earlier this month I had a great conversation about #AI and #security over lunch with Apolline Rolland. You can read about it here virtual-routes.org/ai-over-lunc...

Hopefully you can find some useful insights in my (very well edited) ramblings!

This is an awesome opportunity.

Come work with awesome researchers (and me, too), tackle the thorniest debates in AI, and make real impact!

Yesterday I taught my first class. I'm officially a teacher (a professor, even)! I'm very excited to be teaching AI policy to undergrads at Georgetown this semester.

Data Research Analyst | Center for Security and Emerging Technology We are currently seeking capable data storytellers, analyzers, and visualizers to serve as Data Research Analysts.

CSET is hiring! Be sure to apply by Tuesday!

Join our data team as a Data Research Analyst to contribute to data-driven research products and policy analysis at the forefront of national security and tech policy.
cset.georgetown.edu/job/data-res...

Banning state-level AI regulation is a bad idea!

One crucial reason is that states play a critical role in building AI governance infrastructure.

Check out this new op-ed by @jessicaji.bsky.social, myself, and @minanrn.bsky.social on this topic!

thehill.com/opinion/tech...

2 weeks left on this open funding call on risks from internal deployments of frontier AI models—submissions are due June 30.

Expressions of interest only need to be 1-2 pages, so still time to write one up!

Full details: cset.georgetown.edu/wp-content/u...

💡Funding opportunity—share with your AI research networks💡

Internal deployments of frontier AI models are an underexplored source of risk. My program at @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social just opened a call for research ideas—EOIs due Jun 30.

Full details ➡️ cset.georgetown.edu/wp-content/u...

Summary ⬇️

A bar chart of zodiac signs among popes. Aries: 4, Taurus: 7, Gemini: 5, Cancer: 4, Leo: 4, Virgo: 4, Libra: 4, Scorpio: 4, Sagittarius: 5, Capricorn: 5, Aquarius: 4, Pisces: 8

Pope Leo XIV is a rare Virgo ♍

AI Red Teams List This document serves as my place to track and organize AI red teaming activity. Model Developers Organizations in this section are directly involved in the development of models and have expertise in...

I've been keeping a list of organizations that do AI red-teaming. Sources are blog and job postings. Definitely an incomplete list. Potentially out of date. I might do a write-up about it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Public Statement on Supporting Science for the Benefit of All Citizens TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE We all rely on science. Science gave us the smartphones in our pockets, the navigation systems in our cars, and life-saving medical care. We count on engineers when we drive acr...

"We all rely on science [...] Businesses and farmers rely on science and engineering for product innovation, technological advances, and weather forecasting. Science helps humanity protect the planet and keeps pollutants and toxins out of our air, water, and food."

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The audience asked a ton of great questions. We couldn't get to all of them, but I'll be reading through them all and will try to answer some in upcoming research!

YouTube video by Center for Security and Emerging Technology What’s Next for AI Red-Teaming?

ICYMI: The CSET webinar on AI red-teaming has been recorded!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDnN...

Watch this for a great discussion on what AI red-teaming is, how different organizations do it, and how it can be improved!

Huge thanks to the panelists, moderator, and audience!

How to Improve AI Red-Teaming: Challenges and Recommendations | Center for Security and Emerging Technology Despite recent upheaval in the AI policy landscape, AI evaluations—including AI red-teaming—will remain fundamental to understanding and governing the usage of AI systems and their impact on society. ...

Almost everything we care about in AI comes down to evaluations, including #redteaming.

Jessica Ji's post lays out a path for making AI red-teaming better. cset.georgetown.edu/article/how-...

Starting in 5 👀

ChatGPT - 2025 March Madness Bracket Shared via ChatGPT

Here's the report: chatgpt.com/share/67db85...

It shows the prompt I used, some follow-up questions ChatGPT asked, and my attempt to get some decent pun-based names for the bracket.

A filled march madness bracket showing the first seed teams (Duke, Houston, Auburn, and Florida) going to the final four, and showing Duke going all the way.

🏀 I know nothing about college basketball, so I decided to be the avatar for ChatGPT in the @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social #MarchMadness tournament. I used Deep research on o3-mini-high to generate a detailed report and analysis of the tournament. The resulting bracket is very conservative. Go Humans!

✨ NEW: How can the U.S. stay ahead in AI?

OSTP called for input on developing an “AI Action Plan.” Our response outlines the steps the U.S. should take to:

1️⃣Secure and advance its AI leadership
2️⃣Navigate competition with China
3️⃣Realize AI’s benefits and avoid its risks

What’s Next for AI Red-Teaming? | Center for Security and Emerging Technology On March 25, CSET will host an in-depth discussion about AI red-teaming — what it is, how it works in practice, and how to make it more useful in the future.

Why does #AI red-teaming suck? How can we make it suck less?

All this and more at the next CSET webinar: cset.georgetown.edu/event/whats-...

Join me, the Director of Microsoft's AI Red Team, the MITRE ATLAS Lead, and the Director of Apollo Research. This will be an awesome conversation.

What’s Next for AI Red-Teaming? | Center for Security and Emerging Technology On March 25, CSET will host an in-depth discussion about AI red-teaming — what it is, how it works in practice, and how to make it more useful in the future.

What: CSET Webinar 📺
When: Tuesday, 3/25 at 12PM ET 📅

What’s next for AI red-teaming? And how do we make it more useful?

Join Tori Westerhoff, Christina Liaghati, Marius Hobbhahn, and CSET's @dr-bly.bsky.social * @jessicaji.bsky.social for a great discussion: cset.georgetown.edu/event/whats-...

I gave my takes from the Paris AI Action Summit to @thecipherbrief.bsky.social last week. I heard three Nobel Laureates warn about the risks of AI, while VP Vance was "not here ... to talk about AI safety" and focused on opportunity. I think we can innovate on AI without building unsafe products.

www.thecipherbrief.com/column_artic...

Will the Paris artificial intelligence summit set a unified approach to AI governance—or just be another conference? AI innovations and governments’ preferences can make international consensus on governance at the Paris Summit challenging.

@miahoffmann.bsky.social , @ojdaniels.bsky.social, and I wrote a piece on key AI governance areas to watch in 2025 with the upcoming AI Action Summit in mind. Check it out here! thebulletin.org/2025/02/will...

Research Fellow - Applications | Center for Security and Emerging Technology The Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown University (CSET) is seeking applications for a Research Fellow to support our Applications Line of Research. This role will analyze topic...

We're hiring 📢

CSET is looking for a Research Fellow to analyze topics related to the development, deployment, and operations of AI & ML tools in the national security space.

Interested or know someone who would be? Learn more and apply 👇 cset.georgetown.edu/job/research...

Director of Analysis | Center for Security and Emerging Technology The Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown University (CSET) is seeking applications for a Director of Analysis. This leadership role combines organizational strategy, research over...

CSET is hiring 📢

We’re looking for our next Director of Analysis to lead our research agenda & manage CSET's talented team of researchers.

Interested or know someone who would be? Learn more and apply 👇 cset.georgetown.edu/job/director...

I'm packing my bags for an exciting week in Paris! I'll be contributing to the Paris Peace Forum's AI-Cyber Nexus discussions, and I'll be attending @iaseai.bsky.social '25 and the Paris AI Security Forum. I'm registered for a few other events, as well (if I can find the time and energy to attend).

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Takes Action to Enhance America’s AI Leadership – The White House REMOVING BARRIERS TO AMERICAN AI INNOVATION: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order eliminating harmful Biden Administration AI

The fact sheet [1] on Pres. Trump's AI Executive Order calls out the administration's previous work on regulating AI with Kratsios's Op-Ed on "AI that Reflects American Values". I think there's an RLHF-to-CoT narrative that highlights the value of safety in AI.

1: www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...