CNAS Announces New Members of AI Task Force

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce the addition of three new members to the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and National Security. The AI Task Force examines how the United States should respond to the national security challenges AI poses and is co-chaired by Robert O. Work, former Deputy Secretary of Defense, and Dr. Andrew W. Moore, Head of Google Cloud Artificial Intelligence.

The new AI Task Force members are:

  • Charles Clancy, Vice President of Intelligence Programs, MITRE
  • Jessica Cussins Newman, AI Policy Specialist, Future of Life Institute
  • Chris Whitlock, Managing Director of AI & Mission Analytics, Deloitte

The AI Task Force is a component of CNAS’ multi-year Artificial Intelligence and Global Security Initiative. More information can be found on the CNAS AI Task Force webpage. Please see below for an updated list of AI Task Force members:

Co-Chairs
Hon. Robert O. Work (Center for a New American Security)
Dr. Andrew W. Moore (Google)

Executive Director
Paul Scharre (Center for a New American Security)

Research Director
Dr. Michael Horowitz (Center for a New American Security and University of Pennsylvania)

Members
Iram Ali (Amazon Web Services)
Tom Arseneault (BAE Systems, Inc.)
Jim Carlini (Leidos)
Dr. Charles Clancy (MITRE)
Jack Clark (OpenAI)
Dr. Alissa Cooper (Cisco Systems)
Dr. Rebecca Crootof (University of Richmond)
Jessica Cussins Newman (Future of Life Institute)
Dr. Ed Felten (Princeton University)
Dr. Kathleen Fisher (Tufts University)
Hon. Michèle Flournoy (WestExec Advisors)
Christopher Heinz (CNAS Board of Advisors)
Tim Hwang (Harvard-MIT Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative)
Jamil N. Jaffer (George Mason University)
Ashley J. Llorens (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory)
Dr. Jason Matheny (Center for Security and Emerging Technology)
Walter F. Parkes (Dreamscape Immersive)
Todd M. Rosenblum (National Security Outcomes, LLC)
Dr. Thomas Sandholm (Carnegie Mellon University)
Dr. Larry Schuette (Lockheed Martin Corporation)
Hon. Sarah Sewall (In-Q-Tel)
Dr. Josh Sullivan (Booz Allen)
Chris Whitlock (Deloitte)
Shivon Zilis (Neuralink and OpenAI)

Observer
Terah Lyons (Partnership on AI)

Research Team
Elsa B. Kania (Center for a New American Security)
Brendan McCord (Center for a New American Security)
Martijn Rasser (Center for a New American Security)