Scott Singer is doing a think tank fellowship at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Technology and International Affairs program, where he works on global AI development and governance with a focus on China.
Scott’s research interests include U.S.-China AI relations, cross-Strait relations, the role of public opinion in emerging technology governance, talent and capabilities in China-facing and emerging technology policy, and UK foreign policy. Scott co-founded the Oxford China Policy Lab, a research group that seeks to mitigate structural risks in the U.S.-China relationship, with a particular focus on emerging technologies. Before that, he worked for the U.S. State Department and U.S. Senate. He is also an affiliate of the Oxford Martin School AI Governance Initiative’s China AI program. Scott is completing his Ph.D. in International Relations at Oxford as a Clarendon Scholar. He holds an MPhil with Distinction in International Relations from the University of Oxford and a BA in Economics and Fundamentals: Issues and Texts from the University of Chicago. He was a National Bureau of Asian Research Chinese Language Fellow at the International Chinese Language Program in Taipei and is professionally fluent in Mandarin.