In particular, I am interested in the unique challenges artificial intelligence (AI) poses when applied to defense and military contexts, and how countries can pursue development safely and ethically.
I am a senior research analyst at Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technologies (CSET), working on the national security applications of AI line of research.
Previously, I was a research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), where I worked within the National Security & Defense and Digital & Cyberspace Policy programs, where I pursued a two-year project focused on AI and the future of U.S. defense. You can read more on my publications page.
Prior to joining the Council on Foreign Relations, I worked as a research fellow at Perry World House, the University of Pennsylvania’s global policy think tank, where I helped launch and run its project on emerging technologies and global politics.
My work has appeared in Foreign Affairs, Defense One, Lawfare, War on the Rocks, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Washington Quarterly, and the Journal of Conflict Resolution, among others, and has been featured in the Economist. I regularly contribute commentary and analysis to print and broadcast media and have given briefings to senior officials in the U.S. Department of Defense and members of Congress.
I received my bachelor's degree in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania and my master’s degree in computer and information technology at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
I spend any additional waking hours in the studio - either silversmithing or printmaking.
