Bio
Akash Wasil is a senior research associate with CIGI’s Global AI Risks Initiative. His previous work has focused on emergency preparedness, international AI governance and safety standards. Akash is a master’s student in Georgetown University's Security Studies Program, where he focuses on the intersection of AI policy and national security. He recently worked as a research manager through the University of Cambridge ERA AI fellowship, where he supervised five junior AI governance researchers. Before working in AI policy, Akash received a B.A. in psychology from Harvard University and an M.A. in clinical psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.
Akash has written papers about how the US and UK governments can better prepare for AI-related national security threats, how federal agencies can improve their ability to understand AI progress, how nations could one day verify compliance with potential international agreements relating to AI, and how regulators could evaluate safety cases from AI developers. His work frequently involves interacting with policy makers in Congress, the Executive Branch, and the UK Civil Service. At CIGI, Akash’s work focuses on understanding the implementation details of international AI governance agreements.