Thursday 5 June, 15.00
Chester Room, Nuffield College
OXFORD TECHNOLOGY AND SECURITY NEXUS
Topic: The Securitisation of AI Safety Institutes
Speaker: Renan Araujo (Institute for AI Policy and Strategy)
Renan Araujo is a Research Manager at the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (IAPS), where he leads the research workstream on international AI governance and the IAPS AI Policy Fellowship. His work focuses on the implications of advanced AI on international relations, with a focus on US-China, and what institutional models might be conducive to international cooperation on AI, such as AI Safety Institutes.
Previously, Renan was a researcher on AI governance and emergent technologies at Rethink Priorities and the Institute for Law and AI. He has experience leading global capacity-building programs, especially in LMIC, and conducting comparative policy research. He is also a co-founder and adviser of the Condor Initiative, an educational nonprofit that supports Brazilian students in shaping AI research and policy globally. He also advises the Vista Institute for AI Policy. In a previous life, he was the youngest chief of staff of a Justice of Appeal at the State Court of Pernambuco, Brazil, where he worked for five years. He’s a lawyer by training with an MSc from the London School of Economics.
The Oxford Technology and Security Nexus meets at Nuffield College as well as hybrid on Zoom. The group ultimately aims to break down siloes between academic research and policy/security practitioners’ work, demystify the political and security implications of new technologies, and foster better findings- and ideas-sharing among the broader Oxford community invested in these topics.
Attendance to all sessions is open to graduate students and members of the academic or policy communities. Group attendance may be limited; it is encouraged for all interested participants to contact Elisabeth (elisabeth.siegel@politics.ox.ac.uk) in advance to secure their place and receive the preparatory materials.
