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Amy Zegart

@amyzegart.bsky.social
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Stanford professor and Hoover senior fellow. Co-chair of Stanford Emerging Tech Review. I study U.S. intelligence, emerging tech, and geopolitical risk. Latest book: Spies, Lies, & Algorithms. Views are my own.

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FSI Stanford @fsi.stanford.edu · 23/04/2025
DeepSeek AI’s rapid ascent signals more than a breakthrough in large language model performance—it is a wake-up call for U.S. innovation strategy, writes @stanfordcisac.bsky.social senior fellow @amyzegart.bsky.social in a white paper for @hooverinstitution.bsky.social and @stanfordhai.bsky.social.
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A Deep Peek Into DeepSeek AI’s Talent And Implications For US Innovation
DeepSeek AI’s rapid ascent signals more than a breakthrough in large language model performance—it is a wake-up call for US innovation strategy. This Chinese startup was propelled by a deeply rooted a...
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Diana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Knowledge is power. @amyzegart.bsky.social's argument is more relevant than ever. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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The Crumbling Foundations of American Strength
Knowledge is power—and the United States is losing it.
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FSI Stanford @fsi.stanford.edu · 13/02/2025
Sustaining American innovation is essential for the nation’s economy and security, and is the linchpin for maintaining a dynamic global technology innovation ecosystem for the U.S. and the world, write @amyzegart.bsky.social and Condoleezza Rice in @foxnewscorporation.bsky.social.
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CONDOLEEZZA RICE, AMY ZEGART: China’s DeepSeek AI escalates fight to innovate. 4 trends we don’t dare miss
CONDOLEEZZA RICE, AMY ZEGART: China’s DeepSeek AI escalates fight to innovate. 4 trends we don’t dare miss
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Amy Zegart @amyzegart.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
How do we connect science and engineering labs with Washington and the world of business? Check out The Interconnect podcast from the Stanford Emerging Tech Review and the Council on Foreign Relations. Excited we just launched!
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Stanford HAI @stanfordhai.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
In this collection of perspectives, @stanfordhai.bsky.social senior fellows offer a multidisciplinary discussion of what #DeepSeek means for AI and society at large. hai.stanford.edu/news/how-dis... @chrmanning.bsky.social @jlanday.bsky.social @yejinchoinka.bsky.social @amyzegart.bsky.social
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How Disruptive Is DeepSeek? Stanford HAI Faculty Discuss China’s New Model
Experts weigh in on the implications of DeepSeek’s open-source model and its impact on technology, geopolitics, the arts, and more.
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Amy Zegart @amyzegart.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
U.S. tech innovation leadership is essential. Condoleezza Rice and I co-chair a new Stanford/Hoover initiative that brings together leading science & engineering faculty, social scientists & policy experts. We lay out some key challenges that must be addressed. www.foxnews.com/opinion/cond...
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CONDOLEEZZA RICE, AMY ZEGART: China’s DeepSeek AI escalates fight to innovate. 4 trends we don’t dare miss
CONDOLEEZZA RICE, AMY ZEGART: China’s DeepSeek AI escalates fight to innovate. 4 trends we don’t dare miss
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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 30/01/2025
“If education and innovation are key to the United States’ ability to project power, then the country’s prospects are on shaky ground,” writes @amyzegart.bsky.social. “American K–12 education is in crisis.”
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The Crumbling Foundations of American Strength
Knowledge is power—and the United States is losing it.
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Amy Zegart @amyzegart.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
DeepSeek did not copy the playbook of US companies. It copied the playbook of US universities: 1. Asssemble the very best young talent. 2 Give them resources and freedom to do mad science.3 Focus on basic research— challenges with no immediate commercial application or profit.
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Amy Zegart @amyzegart.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Working on analysis of national security implications of DeepSeek. One burning question: what if US intel agencies had warned tech leaders weeks or months beforehand? Would it have made a difference? If so, how? Would stock freakout have been tempered? Would we have alternative models already?
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Amy Zegart @amyzegart.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
shorturl.at/ETeJh. Stay cool, be humble, don't do policy, and remember that tradecraft is your superpower. Wise advice from former CIA Acting Director John McLaughlin to intel agency folks.
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The New Administration Meets the Intelligence Community: What Should We Expect?
A former head of the CIA speaks to members of the intelligence community preparing for the incoming Trump administration.
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Amy Zegart @amyzegart.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Re-upping my piece about how emerging tech is transforming power in 3 big ways: dynamics between countries; dynamics within US (private sector's unprecedented global natsec role); and sources of national power (rise of intangibles like knowledge, data). www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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The Crumbling Foundations of American Strength
Knowledge is power—and the United States is losing it.
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Amy Zegart @amyzegart.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
The Trump admin is bringing disruption to US spy agencies. The question is what kind of disruption. Good disruption would revolutionize the use of open-source intel, AI tools, and outside expertise to track tech. Assessing where the US is ahead/behind China in key tech is critical.
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