Tessa Baker was CSET’s Director of Communications from June 2023 to January 2024. Prior to leading CSET’s External Affairs Team, she served as CSET’s founding Director of Operations from January 2019 through May 2023. Before CSET, Tessa worked as a Senior Principal at Gartner conducting survey and qualitative research and served U.S. government executives at the Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Homeland Security, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a consultant with IBM and NSI. Tessa holds a B.A. in Government and Economics and an M.A. in American Government from Georgetown University.
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Comment on OMB RFC on Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence Draft Memorandum
December 2023CSET submitted the following comment in response to a Request for Comment (RFC) from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) about a draft memorandum providing guidance to government agencies regarding the appointment of Chief… Read More
There’s a lot to digest in the October 30 White House’s AI Executive Order. Our tracker is a useful starting point to identify key provisions and monitor the government’s progress against specific milestones, but… Read More
The Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI: Decoding Biden’s AI Policy Roadmap
November 2023On October 30, 2023, the Biden administration released its long-awaited Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. CSET has broken down the EO, focusing on specific government deliverables. Our… Read More
On September 19, 2023, one of us had the opportunity to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight, chaired by Senator Maggie Hassan. Members of… Read More
On September 8, 2023, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) released their Bipartisan Framework on AI Legislation. The framework includes many ideas and recommendations that CSET research has highlighted over the past four… Read More
A Summer Packed with AI Activity
August 2023The Summer of 2023 will likely go down in the history books as the “Summer of AI”—with numerous advancements in LLMs and other generative AIs capturing the public’s consciousness. At the same time, the Biden… Read More
On July 21, the White House announced voluntary commitments from seven AI firms to ensure safe, secure, and transparent AI. CSET’s research provides important context to this discussion. Read More