Welcome to AI Strategies
An Interdisciplinary Initiative Addressing Global and State-level Artificial Intelligence Policies and Infrastructures!
This project brings together the Schar School of Policy and Government, and the Long Nguyen and Kimmy Duong School of Computing at George Mason University. By combining expertise in public policy, governance, and advanced computing, we address artificial intelligence policies and infrastructure at both global and state levels.
Artificial intelligence is not just a technological issue, it is a matter of economics, security, and governance. That is why interdisciplinary collaboration is essential. Our project bridges policy and technology to provide insights into AI strategies, infrastructures, and their implications for society.​​​
About
​Schar School of Policy and Government and the Long Nguyen & Kimmy Duong School of Computing come together to study AI policy and infrastructure through an interdisciplinary lens.
The AI Strategies team examines two global and state level research projects: CAIIEC​ and Global AI.
Center for AI Innovation and Economic Competitiveness (CAIIEC)
The CAIIEC is supported from a $1 million grant from the Congressional Development Fund -- sponsored by Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine and provided through the U.S. Small Business Administration. The grant established CAIIEC, a platform dedicated to empowering small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with the tools and knowledge to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. CAIIEC is the nation’s first center for AI innovation focused on bolstering the economic competitiveness of SMEs across Virginia.​
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CAIIEC is the nation’s first of its kind Center aimed at bolstering the economic competitiveness of small businesses in Virginia by harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence.​​
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Global AI
The Minerva Project (March 2022- March 2025) was funded by a $1.389 million grant that was awarded to George Mason University to study the economic and cultural determinants for global artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructures—and describe their implications for national and international security. The team began work on the project on April 15th, 2022. The grant was awarded by the Department of Defense’s esteemed Minerva Research Initiative, a joint program of the Office of Basic Research and the Office of Policy that supports social science research focused on expanding basic understanding of security.
AI Strategies looks at how cultural values and institutional priorities shape artificial intelligence infrastructures in national and global contexts, in order to better understand the effects of comparative AI contexts for security.
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The AI Strategies team has created this website to share updates about the two projects as well as provide resources and connection to researchers with an interest in, or working on related topics. For regular updates from the AI Strategies team please subscribe to the monthly newsletter and check the blog.
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