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March 2025

The Early Death of International AI Governance
Why the stars might never align on preventative international governance of AI, and what to do instead.
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Anton Leicht
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Three Notes on Dean Ball's 'Private AI Governance'
In this shorter piece, I discuss a recent proposal's limitations regarding transformative AI systems, securitised environments, and the role of…
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Anton Leicht
Don't Trust the Wake-Up Call
Big-ticket AI impacts might soon reshape AI policy. No one is prepared for that, but some people think they are.
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Anton Leicht
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The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of AI Securitisation
The rapid shift of AI into the domain of national security is frequently portrayed as a foregone conclusion. It’s not, and we shouldn’t treat it like…
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Anton Leicht
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The Most Dangerous Time in AI Policy
If the deployment of human-level AI systems disrupts our political institutions, we won't be prepared for further progress.
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Anton Leicht
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Peak Brussels
“Who do I call if I want to speak to Europe?” — Kissinger
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February 2025

Unbundling the AI Safety Pitch
A more institutionally and intellectually heterogeneous AI safety policy environment could take more chances and be less strategically vulnerable.
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Anton Leicht
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AI Safety Policy Can’t Go On Like This
A changed political gameboard means the 2023 playbook for safety policy is obsolete. Here’s what not to do next.
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Anton Leicht
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AI Policy & Labor Politics
AI agents are coming to the labor market. That fact could reshape AI politics, raises a dilemma for AI safety advocates and threatens the tech right…
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Anton Leicht
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