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Jon Bateman
Senior Fellow and Co-Director, Technology and International Affairs Program

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Jon Bateman is a senior fellow and co-director of the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on global technology challenges at the intersection of national security, economics, politics, and society. His research areas include techno-nationalism, cyber operations, disinformation, and AI.

Bateman is the author of U.S.-China Technological “Decoupling”: A Strategy and Policy Framework (2022). Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, in his foreword, called it “a major achievement” that “stands out for its ambition, clarity, and rigor” and “will remain a touchstone for years to come.” Bateman is also the co-author of Countering Disinformation Effectively: An Evidence-Based Policy Guide (2024). His other major works include a military assessment of Russia’s cyber operations in Ukraine and a proposal to reform cyber insurance for catastrophic and state-sponsored events.

Before joining Carnegie, Bateman was a special assistant to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., serving as the chairman’s first civilian speechwriter and the lead analyst in the chairman’s internal think tank. Bateman previously worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, developing several key policies and organizations for military cyber operations, and at the Defense Intelligence Agency, leading teams responsible for assessing Iran’s senior leadership, decisionmaking, internal stability, and cyber activities.

Bateman’s writings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, Politico, Slate, Harvard Business Review, Foreign Policy, and elsewhere.  His TV and radio appearances include BBC News, NPR Morning Edition, and C-SPAN After Words. Bateman is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Johns Hopkins University.

 


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JD, Harvard Law School, BA, Johns Hopkins University 

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Impact of Disinformation and of Misinformation on the Work of Parliamentarians

In recent years, democracies worldwide have grown increasingly concerned about threats to the integrity of their information environments—including misinformation, disinformation, and foreign influence. 

· October 1, 2024
Canadian House of Commons
In The Media
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How the Tech Decoupling with China Is Going

A conversation about how the Biden administration can break up with certain Chinese tech supply chains without severing trade ties with China.

· September 26, 2024
POLITICO Tech
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The Future of AI Regulation: A California Bill Shaping the Debate
September 12, 2024

This sixty-minute debate will feature four leading voices—two pro, two con—addressing this proposition before our local and global audience: “If SB-1047 in its current form becomes law, it will do more good than harm.” 

  • Dan Hendrycks
  • Lauren Wagner
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The Future of International Scientific Assessments of AI’s Risks

Managing the risks of artificial intelligence will require international coordination among many actors with different interests, values, and perceptions.

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  • Hadrien Pouget
  • Claire Dennis
  • Jon Bateman
  • Robert Trager
  • Renan Araujo
  • Haydn Belfield
  • Belinda Cleeland
  • Malou Estier
  • Gideon Futerman
  • Oliver Guest
  • Carlos Ignacio Gutierrez
  • Vishnu Kannan
  • Casey Mahoney
  • Matthijs Maas
  • Charles Martinet
  • Jakob Mökander
  • Kwan Yee Ng
  • Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh
  • Aidan Peppin
  • Konrad Seifert
  • Scott Singer
  • Maxime Stauffer
  • Caleb Withers
  • Marta Ziosi
· August 27, 2024
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Beyond Open vs. Closed: Emerging Consensus and Key Questions for Foundation AI Model Governance

Ideological conflict between “pro-open” and “anti-open” camps is receding. Carnegie gathered leading experts from a wide range of perspectives to identify common ground and help reset AI governance debates.

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· July 23, 2024
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Biden’s Latest Tariffs on China: Why Now?

Domestic politics are a major factor, but not the only one.

· May 30, 2024
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The Politics of Biden's Latest Tariffs

Jon Bateman joins Sophia to explore what President Biden's latest tariffs on China mean for the US, the climate, and allies.

· May 30, 2024
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“We Have to Earn the Trust of the Public”

The president of NPR discusses disinformation, the growing influence of AI, and the state of journalism in America.

· May 21, 2024
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Disinformation, Journalism, and Technology: A Conversation with Katherine Maher
April 17, 2024

Join an important discussion on countering disinformation with Katherine Maher, the president and CEO of National Public Radio and the former CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation.

In The Media
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How to Counter Disinformation Based on Science

A discussion on a variety of interventions against disinformation, and the provision of evidence that should guide policy in governments and at technology platforms.

· February 25, 2024
The Sunday Show (Tech Policy Press)