Carnegie Endowment fellow Anton Leicht discusses the growing role of national security in AI policy and the possible implications for public oversightGovernance sets responsibilities, rules and oversight for decisions about how AI systems are used.. He and the interviewer consider how economic disruption and electoral politics could change the debate.
Leicht makes the case for independent evaluation of AI labsEvaluation is the systematic assessment of a system's behaviour or results against explicit criteria. while acknowledging the challenge of establishing credible standards. The conversation also examines how countries without frontier models might negotiate access and retain economic leverage. Predictions are presented as the speakers’ views.
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