Ollie Stephenson
technolliegist.bsky.social
Ollie Stephenson
@technolliegist.bsky.social
Associate Director of AI and Emerging Technology Policy, @scientistsorg.bsky.social. Views are my own.
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.
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Want to learn about how AI is being integrated into military decision-making and connect with experts working on this issue?

Register for our reception on November 19th, in partnership with the @futureoflife.org

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November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Anthropic says its AI won't help you build a nuclear weapon. Will it work? And can a chatbot even help build a nuke?
Anthropic Has a Plan to Keep Its AI From Building a Nuclear Weapon. Will It Work?
Anthropic partnered with the US government to create a filter meant to block Claude from helping someone build a nuke. Experts are divided on whether its a necessary protection—or a protection at all.
www.wired.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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AI-powered nukes might not be coming next week, but "we don’t know where they’ll be in five years time … and it’s worth being prudent about that fact," @technolliegist.bsky.social tells @wired.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Going to #Abundance2025? Say hi! I’ll be there with plenty of my @scientistsorg.bsky.social colleagues. Come to me with any questions about artificial intelligence policy, and if you’re curious about clean energy, R&D innovation, or anything else, I’ll direct you to the geniuses I work with.
September 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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AI doesn’t live in the cloud. It runs on land, water, and electricity. We're challenging the idea that AI is clean or green.

Vote now for "Who Pays for AI?" 🗳️ participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
August 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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:
July 25, 2025 at 3:46 AM
☢️ 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!
April 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
🚨 Hiring: AI & Emerging Tech Manager @scientistsorg.bsky.social 🚨

Shape U.S. #AI policy—drive AI equity work, build S&T talent pipelines, tackle AI-safety & energy projects.

💼 $70k–$87.5k | Hybrid DC (2-3 days in office).
Apply soon, ideally by May 5! → fas.org/career/ai-an...
HIRING: AI and Emerging Tech Manager
FAS seeks an AI & Emerging Tech Manager to implement and support a diverse set of projects within the broader Emerging Tech & Competitiveness policy portfolio.
fas.org
April 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Great opportunity to develop concrete policy ideas around AI, energy, and environment!
🚨POLICY WRITING OPPORTUNITY🚨

We’re looking for forward-thinking policy ideas on:
🔋 AI applications for grid management and modernization
⚡ AI and energy related R&D
🌍 Measuring and managing the resource consumption of AI and data centers

📢 APPLY BY FEB 28
fas.org/accelerator/...
POLICY SPRINT: AI & Energy
Help lawmakers harness AI to drive innovation, revolutionize energy solutions, and integrate transformative tech into our infrastructure.
fas.org
February 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
As world leaders meet in Paris, I spoke with @politico.com about DeepSeek and its impact on AI policy discussions.
February 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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🚨 Within the next 60 days (now much less), the Trump Administration will review OMB Guidance M-24-10 & M-24-18, which lay out how the federal government should use, acquire, and manage AI.
February 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
How should we manage AI's growing resource consumption, and use AI to promote clean energy? @scientistsorg.bsky.social wants to hear your ideas! Find out more below.
🚨POLICY WRITING OPPORTUNITY 🚨
We’re seeking bold policy proposals for AI & energy policy.

Topics include:

🔋 AI for grid modernization
⚡ AI and energy R&D
🌍 AI’s resource footprint

Share your best ideas with us by Feb 28
fas.org/accelerator/...
#AIEnergy #PolicyInnovation #FutureOfEnergy
POLICY SPRINT: AI & Energy
Help lawmakers harness AI to drive innovation, revolutionize energy solutions, and integrate transformative tech into our infrastructure.
fas.org
February 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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ATTENTION NUKE NERDS: We’re hosting a one-week, in-person OSINT bootcamp to teach a new generation of open-source nuke investigators. If you’re an early- to mid-career nuclear weapons analyst, this bootcamp is calling for you.

Apply today ▶️ fas.org/osint-bootcamp-2025/
February 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“What we're seeing is an impressive technical breakthrough built on top of Nvidia's product that gets better as you use more of Nvidia's product...That does not seem like a situation in which you're going to see less demand for Nvidia's product.”
time.com/7211646/is-d... @scientistsorg.bsky.social
Is the DeepSeek Panic Overblown?
AI scientists contend that the outsize reaction to the rise of the Chinese AI company DeepSeek is misguided.
time.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:28 PM