Graduation Year

2026

Date of Submission

12-2025

Document Type

Campus Only Senior Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

International Relations

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Jordan Branch

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Adam A Guggenheim

Abstract

Since the introduction of the concept of Artificial Intelligence in the 1950s, the technology has developed at an inconsistent pace, largely due to constraints on data and computer capacity. Over the last decade, the field has accelerated dramatically to a point that we can now understand the substantial benefits and significant risks that the technology creates. Until recently, AI has not been specifically regulated. There is an active debate about whether and how governments should intervene to control the development and use of the evolving AI. This paper begins with an overview of the evolving technology and its emerging benefits and risks. It then analyzes the legal frameworks that are being developed in the EU, China, and the United States, and considers the potential effectiveness of each framework to address the significant risks that technological advancement may create. Finally, it considers a new model for international regulation that has been put forward by thought-leaders in diplomacy, international politics, business, and technology (Henry Kissinger, Graham Allison, Craig Mundie, Eric Schmidt, Thomas Friedman) and proposes the adoption of a hybrid, technology-enabled approach to international regulation of AI.

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