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Ollie Stephenson

@technolliegist.bsky.social

Associate Director of AI and Emerging Technology Policy, @scientistsorg.bsky.social. Views are my own.

Ollie Stephenson @technolliegist.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I’m hiring a Senior Manager for AI Safety & Security Policy at FAS. You’ll help turn technical insights about frontier AI risks into real policy outcomes—spotting windows for impact, shaping proposals decision-makers can use, and working directly with researchers + government.

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Ollie Stephenson @technolliegist.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

6/n ⚠️ The Bad Last month the Senate stripped a clause from OBBBA that would have restricted state AI rules. The plan tries again to block state guardrails even as Congress sets no federal standard.

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Ollie Stephenson @technolliegist.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

3/n ➡️ Broad R&D agenda: Beyond interpretability, the plan backs research on robustness, controllability, new AI paradigms & an evaluation ecosystem.

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Ollie Stephenson @technolliegist.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

1/n When the Trump admin began drafting its AI Action Plan, we at the Federation of American Scientists (@scientistsorg.bsky.social) offered ideas to advance innovation, maintain safety and security, and support government institutions. Now the plan is live, here’s my take:

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Ollie Stephenson @technolliegist.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

☢️ Safeguarding Nuclear Command and Control in the Age of AI ☢️ I’ll be speaking Monday at 12pm ET on how AI might impact nuclear risks. See registration link below if you'd like to join!

Cover image for the event showing a robot hand hovering over a nuclear button.

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Ollie Stephenson @technolliegist.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

As world leaders meet in Paris, I spoke with @politico.com about DeepSeek and its impact on AI policy discussions.

Text saying: "“What DeepSeek has really done is capture public attention in a way that I haven’t really seen since maybe ChatGPT,” said Oliver Stephenson, the associate director for AI and emerging tech policy at the Federation of American Scientists. “That really boils through into how policymakers are paying attention, and that just shifts the entire ecosystem of Washington, D.C., and policymakers around the world to really focus again on this as a thing that they need to be paying attention to.”"

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