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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

We agree that it's paramount for democratic values to be at the heart of international AI governance decisions, and we hope to see the US driving that focus in multilateral fora and in how it engages globally, especially with the Global South. Stay tuned for more from Meridian on AI!

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Yesterday we had the privilege of hosting White House OSTP Director Michael Kratsios at the Meridian International Center to chat about the AI Action Plan - a great opportunity to dig deeper into how the US will engage with allies and international community on AI governance and development

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

I'm so pleased to be joining the Meridian International Center to build out high-impact programming and contribute to international readiness to create smart tech policy. Technology is borderless, and the conversations we have about its use and governance should be too! meridian.org/news/meridia...

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Meridian Expands Senior Leadership to Drive Strategic Growth and Global Engagement | Meridian International Center

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Fue un placer dar la apertura de nuestra conferencia sobre el desarrollo de la IA hoy en la Universidad Católica del Uruguay! Estamos hablando como el país y la región puede usar la tecnología, evitar riesgos, y garantizar que los beneficios lleguen a toda la sociedad

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

there is no talking out of the greatest decision you could make while there!

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

This is not to say AI has no place in writing, but what it should be doing is assisting with the tedious bits, like finding the source of a half-remembered item from the 25 sources I consulted, or standardizing a sprawling list of citations, and none of the bits where content is happening

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Such a succinct way to say this. I try to get at this constantly - I don't want to generate a first draft of something because the ugly first draft is where I figure out what I really think. To cede that process to AI is to lose access to any novel insights or approaches I could have produced

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

This post piqued my interest so I hunted down the report referenced in this episode that National Institute for Defense Studies in Japan published on this topic - very good stuff! www.nids.mod.go.jp/publication/...

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Enjoyed this post unpacking why openness is so essential in AI, and considering how we get there. We wholeheartedly share the emphasis on "local solutions for local contexts", which we talked about in our whitepaper on AI ecosystem growth in the Global South!

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

The sky is not falling and neither is our ferocious appetite for compute - I tried to cut through the hype in this #NeedToKnow conversation about DeepSeek, check it out!

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

It was a privilege to co-author a section of this report with a former EU MP who championed protections for the vulnerable online during her time in office. Check it out for our thoughts on how EU actions and priorities could affect the transatlantic relationship

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

We take games very seriously at the Science and Technology Innovation Program! Thanks for doing an interview with the Serious Games Initiative, and I think you also came to our arcade party celebrating SGI's 20 years? We're always ready to wonk out on complex topics via approachable platforms!!

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Today, we're unpacking what the executive order on financial innovation will do for the US crypto landscape, with Wilson trustee, NYU senior lecturer, and author Alan Rechtschaffen - virtual only at 3 PM Eastern, register to join! www.wilsoncenter.org/event/brief-...

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Very excited to spin our Tech Lab program back up in 2025 with our first cohort of the year going through our Advanced AI Lab - it's such a privilege to help train government staff to understand more of the nuance and technical side of AI, especially as we look to implement more in gov't practice

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

We're feeling sunny over @wilsoncenter.org - check out "Rays of Optimism" to read what gives us hope, written by programs across the center. Check it out to learn why I'm excited about the promise of accelerating scientific discovery through AI implementation! www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/...

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Rays of Optimism | Bright Spots in Foreign Policy

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Just checked Dreaming in Code out from the library - someone was just asking me for predictions and timelines, and I was trying to explain that the most common sense tech applications people want, the ones that seem straightforward, are often the hardest to actually execute. Seems on theme!

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

just finished @annelamott.bsky.social's "Bird by Bird" and am floored at how deeply her advice resonates. It's so much more than advice on writing fiction, it's how to be at home with yourself in a way that lets you find the important things only you can say, then get it out there. Highly recommend!

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

This in @axios.com AI newsletter today has got me in the mood to re-read 17776. If you love tech, speculative fiction, or the way the internet used to be home to amazing things tucked into the strangest corners, and you HAVEN'T read it, you really ought to: www.sbnation.com/a/17776-foot...

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I enjoyed Suzanne Nossel's @latimes.com op-ed's global focus on the Meta decision to eliminate content moderation, well worth a read to start thinking about the impact on countries not well-represented by moderators but also in danger of violence stemming from speech: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

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Opinion: Meta is changing its rules and embracing Trump. What does that mean for the world?

Mark Zuckerberg and company are ditching fact-checkers for community notes and other updates that reflect shifting U.S. politics.

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Plunging headlong into 2025 already, and this topic is priority #1 for me this year - ensuring all communities & nations benefit from AI development requires broadening the decision-making table, and putting AI skills & inputs within reach no matter where or who you are. See our whitepaper for more!

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Great report, great writeup in MIT Tech Review - major questions of control, of permissions, of representation in datasets. These are questions we should be discussing publicly, and making sure diverse stakeholders from top to bottom understand the trade-offs and possible protections

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

NZ is in the same forget-relearn cycle every gov't is in with scientific research. Lucrative research will be funded by the market, but ground-shifting breakthroughs come unexpectedly from elsewhere. Government's most effective role is to fund the basic science we need that the market won't chase

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Another thoughtful read from @sayash.bsky.social & @randomwalker.bsky.social that's well worth your time - is generative AI really the destabilizer it was expected to be?

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

The impermanence of pretty much everything has me thinking/worrying about this question of durable storage and archives a lot, really good piece

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

This publication is out! Check it out for smart takes on what might be in store for the transatlantic relationship on tech, trade, competitiveness, and more: www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/...

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Transatlantic Relations Under the New European Commission

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Last month, I fell down an absolutely bizarre rabbit hole trying to figure out who was ripping off articles from Oregon journalists. What I found was identity theft, plagiarism and an absolutely terrifying future for local journalism led by AI scammers. My latest:

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AI slop is already invading Oregon’s local journalism

The Ashland Daily Tidings — established as a newspaper in 1876 — ceased operations in 2023, but if you were a local reader, you may not have known because of an elaborate scam using artificial intelli...

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

The key opportunity that emerged across diverse countries was local solutions for local problems, while the obstacle that was most pervasive was brain drain. Check out the report for more, and keep your eyes on @wilsoncenter.org STIP - this work stream is a priority for us in 2025

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

We hosted a roundtable of Global South thinkers back in September to talk about opportunities and obstacles with AI ecosystem development. I'm excited to say the whitepaper with topline takeaways from that discussion is now available! www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/...

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Developing AI Ecosystems in the Global South

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

They'll also be publishing a collection of short pieces on the same from experts around the building, including one from me and STIP scholar Sylwia Spurek, who as an EU MP championed stronger protections against cyber violence - keep your eyes peeled

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Joining @wilsoncenter.org colleagues from our Global Europe Program tomorrow to talk about what we might expect from the new EU Commission and how it will impact the transatlantic relationship, RSVP to join in person or virtually: www.wilsoncenter.org/event/brusse...

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From Brussels to Washington: Transatlantic Relations Under the New European Commission

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Very cool, and a tracker that fills a definite gap!

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I love reads like this that reveal how people pull off the tech things we take for granted - super interesting

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Appreciated this thread for providing a lot of context I was lacking in the ROK chaos, I recommend it if you are also feeling lost

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Wondering how long they'll keep this in place - China stands to hurt themselves with this move. They're in a better position to weather it but the complexities of the impact of this ban will be wild www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/w...

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China Announces a Ban on Rare Minerals to the U.S.

The move escalates supply chain warfare and comes a day after the Biden administration expanded curbs on the sale of advanced American technology to China.

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Delighted to be in Ottawa to speak at @wilsoncenter.org Canada Institute's seminar for Canadian officials to hear what's new in Washington DC as the new government is seated in January

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Seb Krier @sebkrier.com · 26/11/2024

🔭🧪🧬 Amazing DeepMind longread on how AI advances science by tackling scale/complexity bottlenecks: processing literature, enhancing data quality, simulations modeling complex systems, and exploring solution spaces that exceed human cognitive limits. www.aipolicyperspectives.com/p/a-new-gold...

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A new golden age of discovery

Seizing the AI for Science opportunity

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

It's essential for Global South countries to have the means to both participate in international governance discussions AND to benefit from the AI boom by having local builders solve local problems. We all stand to benefit from their ability to innovate

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Aligned with this take from the Singaporean dep sec: "a 'helping-one-another mindset is important' between countries when it comes to AI safety, including with 'developing countries which may not have the full resources' to study it" apnews.com/article/ai-s...

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US gathers allies to talk AI safety as Trump's vow to undo Biden's AI policy overshadows their work

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal President Joe Biden’s signature artificial intelligence policy when he returns to the White House for a second term.

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

As you pointed out, there's a fair number of people who aren't interested in the truth, necessarily. I think the tech that can bolster the truth can also shore up these bubbles people live in

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

That rather than paying attention to agents that are highlighting the inconsistencies the general public is watching, they'd be paying attention to agents that either highlight deliveries on niche promises and ignore larger trends or agents that are just outright obfuscating the truth

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Potential for groups to just develop their own agents that identify the consistency they want their constituencies to value, similar to what we've seen with generative AI systems that express certain values - some seem to be quite committed to deepening separate "realities" via available tech

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Found on Twitter and must celebrate here too: Sometimes government people don't like doing something that isn't expressly allowed, even if it is not expressly disallowed. For this reason and so many more, this memo is way more important than you'd think www.whitehouse.gov/omb/briefing...

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Ensuring Effective and Timely Usability Research | OMB | The White House

By OIRA Administrator Richard L. Revesz Cumbersome and poorly designed forms can be frustrating for people interacting with the Federal government. Beyond frustration, a poorly designed form may keep ...

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

It uses a few different countries as case studies to understand what form sandboxes can take and some key characteristics that mark successful sandbox efforts. I find this so compelling - gov't doesn't need to "move fast and break things" but it does need more flexibility to figure out this puzzle

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I talk about this constantly in person so wanted to post it here as well - if you're thinking about how government can adequately address emerging tech through policy, you should take a look at this @eclac.bsky.social paper on the regulatory sandbox approach: repositorio.cepal.org/server/api/c...

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Read Cristina Rivera Garza's Taiga Syndrome last night and discovered the playlist at the back at the end - wish I had known to listen to it while I read! Highly recommend, an ethereal and surreal read, and layer her playlist on top of your experience

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

It's important that @undp.bsky.social is focusing on AI's human impacts in the next Human Development Report - I've learned a lot about concerns other countries have as a result of discussions they're holding as the report comes together. emphasis on key definitions & harms is also serving them well

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

@maggiecaroline.bsky.social is a fellow with my program, a behemoth in natsec circles, and an eternal champion for women achieving the impossible - go to her happy hour tomorrow night if you like meeting very smart, very passionate people

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I've always said anyone who "doesn't read fiction" is missing a major method to understand the world. This is more than that though. I'm fascinated by this essay's view of the role of fiction in pushing back on our commodification in reality, among other ills

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Having pieces like this surfaced organically was and is the best thing about social media, and something that's increasingly less common. What a beautiful and thought-provoking read

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Kellee Wicker @kelleewicker.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

These are the risks we must deal with via policy decisions here and now, and they have real and massive consequences - long-term safety advocates need to make space for these conversations

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