Michael Sellitto

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Fellow, Technology & National Security Program</p> <p class="dark medium margin-top-half-em">Head of Global Affairs, Anthropic</p> <ul class="profile-meta"> <li> <span class="sprite -email "> <svg width="16" height="16" class="svgsprite"> <use xlink:href="/assets/images/icons.svg?v=2#email"></use> </svg> </span> <span>Press: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b68646666784b68656a782564796c">[email protected]</a></span> </li> </ul> <p class="overlap-label margin-top"> <span class="overlap-label__underline">Research Areas</span> </p> <ul class="category-list-columns"> <li> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/research/technology-and-national-security"> Technology & National Security <span class="chevron -right -gray"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="wysiwyg margin-vertical"> <p>Michael Sellitto is the Head of Global Affairs at Anthropic, an AI safety and research company.</p> <p>Prior to joining Anthropic, Michael was the founding Deputy Director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), which is dedicated to advancing AI research, education, policy, and practice to improve the human condition. As HAI’s first staff member, he was instrumental in designing and executing the Institute’s strategic plans and establishing HAI’s global reputation among policymakers.</p> <p>Michael served in the White House as Director for Cybersecurity Policy on the National Security Council staff from 2015-2018. He led international engagement on cybersecurity policy and strategy, promoted international adoption of a framework for strategic stability in cyberspace, and advanced issues related to the digital economy and Internet governance. Before that, Michael served as Special Assistant to Deputy Secretaries of State William J. Burns and Antony Blinken, advising the Deputies on political, energy, security, and trade issues related to South and Central Asia and on worldwide cyber policy and counterterrorism strategy.</p> <p>Michael is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the Board of Directors of the Frontier Model Forum. He received his Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Bachelor’s Degree in Science from the Stern School of Business at New York University.</p> </div> </div> <section class="publications-block wrapper -extra-large margin-vertical-2x"> <h2 class="section-title -custom -related margin-bottom-half-em"> <span class="custom-text"> <span>Recent</span> Publications & News </span> </h2> <div class="wrapper -custom"> <ul class="entry-listing"> <li class="-with-image"> <div class="labeled-image"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/press/in-the-news/fifty-minutes-to-hack-chatgpt-inside-the-def-con-competition-to-break-ai" aria-label="Fifty minutes to hack ChatGPT: Inside the DEF CON competition to break AI - image link"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset=" https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/title/_165x110_crop_center-center_none/chat-gpt-generative-ai-tech-computer.jpeg 165w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/title/_285x190_crop_center-center_none/chat-gpt-generative-ai-tech-computer.jpeg 285w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/title/_400x267_crop_center-center_none/chat-gpt-generative-ai-tech-computer.jpeg 400w" sizes="(min-width: 600px) 285px, (min-width: 430px) 400px, calc(100vw - 30px)" width="400" height="267" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <span class="label">In The News</span> </div> <ul class="entry-listing__meta"> <li>CyberScoop</li> <li>August 18, 2023</li> </ul> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/press/in-the-news/fifty-minutes-to-hack-chatgpt-inside-the-def-con-competition-to-break-ai" class="sans-serif fz16 bold margin-top-half-em">Fifty minutes to hack ChatGPT: Inside the DEF CON competition to break AI</a> <p class="fz15 margin-top-1em"> <span class="screenreader-only">By</span> Michael Sellitto </p> </li> <li class="-with-image"> <div class="labeled-image"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/press/in-the-news/hackers-in-vegas-take-on-ai" aria-label="Hackers in Vegas take on AI - image link"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset=" https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/title/_165x110_crop_center-center_none/AI-connectivity.png 165w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/title/_285x190_crop_center-center_none/AI-connectivity.png 285w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/title/_400x267_crop_center-center_none/AI-connectivity.png 400w" sizes="(min-width: 600px) 285px, (min-width: 430px) 400px, calc(100vw - 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