Matt Mittelsteadt
- Research Fellow
Matthew Mittelsteadt is a research fellow and technologist for the AI and Progress Project whose work focuses on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity policy. Before joining Mercatus, he was a fellow at the Institute of Security, Policy, and Law where wrote on AI judicial policy and arms control. His work has been cited in Politico, The Hill, Bloomberg, and Foreign Policy. He holds a BA in economics from St. Olaf College, an MPA from Syracuse University, and an MS in Cybersecurity from New York University.
Latest Work
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
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Reading the F-Tea-C Leaves | Digital Spirits
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
AI: What's In a Name? | Digital Spirits
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Introducing AI Progress | Digital Spirits
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Introducing Our AI Policy Guide | Digital Spirits
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Feature Feature
AI Policy Guide
A digital resource designed to equip policymakers with the core concepts needed to identify, understand, and address artificial intelligence policy challenges

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AI Policy Guide: An AI Paradigm Shift (i)
AI, and the policy response to it, is at an inflection point. And with hundreds of definitions of AI and a sudden explosion in AI progress, now more than ever policymakers must acquire a deeper understanding of the technology to navigate its effect.
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AI Policy Guide: Microchips (i)
These components power AI systems, and policymakers must understand how they are made and used in order to craft effective rules.
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Why a Pause, Should Give You Pause | Digital Spirits
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Introducing AI Progress | Discourse
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
GPT4—AI Unleashed? | ChinaTalk
Latest Work
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Reading the F-Tea-C Leaves | Digital Spirits
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
AI: What's In a Name? | Digital Spirits
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Introducing AI Progress | Digital Spirits
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Introducing Our AI Policy Guide | Digital Spirits
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Feature Feature
AI Policy Guide
A digital resource designed to equip policymakers with the core concepts needed to identify, understand, and address artificial intelligence policy challenges

- | Feature Feature
AI Policy Guide: An AI Paradigm Shift (i)
AI, and the policy response to it, is at an inflection point. And with hundreds of definitions of AI and a sudden explosion in AI progress, now more than ever policymakers must acquire a deeper understanding of the technology to navigate its effect.
- | Feature Feature
AI Policy Guide: Microchips (i)
These components power AI systems, and policymakers must understand how they are made and used in order to craft effective rules.
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Why a Pause, Should Give You Pause | Digital Spirits
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Introducing AI Progress | Discourse
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
GPT4—AI Unleashed? | ChinaTalk
Latest Work
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Artificial Intelligence: An Introduction for Policymakers
Latest Work
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
GPT4—AI Unleashed? | ChinaTalk
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
The Future of Montana | KBUL-AM’s “Montana Talks”
Latest Work
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Reading the F-Tea-C Leaves | Digital Spirits
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
AI: What's In a Name? | Digital Spirits
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Introducing AI Progress | Digital Spirits
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Introducing Our AI Policy Guide | Digital Spirits
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Feature Feature
AI Policy Guide
A digital resource designed to equip policymakers with the core concepts needed to identify, understand, and address artificial intelligence policy challenges

- | Feature Feature
AI Policy Guide: An AI Paradigm Shift (i)
AI, and the policy response to it, is at an inflection point. And with hundreds of definitions of AI and a sudden explosion in AI progress, now more than ever policymakers must acquire a deeper understanding of the technology to navigate its effect.
- | Feature Feature
AI Policy Guide: Microchips (i)
These components power AI systems, and policymakers must understand how they are made and used in order to craft effective rules.
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Why a Pause, Should Give You Pause | Digital Spirits
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Introducing AI Progress | Discourse
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary