Common questions about what Frontier Security Institute does, how we work, and our relationship to the broader Center for AI Safety.
Frontier Security Institute is an independently governed affiliate of the Center for AI Safety. We are a clearinghouse between frontier AI labs and the federal government — aggregating findings across labs that cannot legally share with one another, stress-testing claims about what frontier models can and cannot do, and synthesizing the result into forms that operators, policymakers, and acquisition leaders can act on.
Frontier Security Institute is the federal-facing affiliate of the Center for AI Safety. CAIS conducts foundational research on societal-scale risks from AI. Frontier Security Institute carries that work into doctrine, acquisition, and operational decisions inside U.S. national security. We share roots; we have distinct mandates.
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Congressional staff and committees, the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, frontier AI labs, philanthropies focused on AI risk and U.S. strategic advantage, and allied governments.
Yes. Frontier Security Institute maintains independent leadership, editorial standards, and a distinct mission. Our independence is what makes our work useful on both sides — analysis that travels into government without being mistaken for advocacy, and validation that the labs can stand behind.
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