Strategic Implications of Artificial Intelligence on National Security: The AI Rollback (AIR) Strategy Framework
A national-security framework organized around energy efficiency, essential resources, and embodiment.
AI strategy beyond the model
The AIR Strategy Framework examines national-security implications of artificial intelligence through three connected concerns: energy efficiency, essential resources, and embodiment. It places AI capability within the physical systems and material dependencies that make it possible.
Written for the October 2024 Federalist Society Future of AI in Law Symposium, the paper connects technical development with questions of infrastructure and strategic resilience. It also references Richard's wider political writing in the On Terran Liberty series.
Publication and recognition
The paper received runner-up recognition in the symposium's national-security category, as recorded in Richard's resume and confirmed by the author. The paper's header discloses assistance from Claude and ChatGPT; Richard is its named author.
Read the original document for the full argument and references. This entry summarizes the framework rather than reproducing the paper.
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