Schmidt Program on Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies & National Power
The Schmidt Program on Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, and National Power fosters research and teaching that spans the disciplines of computer science, data science, economics, engineering, history, international relations, law, philosophy, physics, and political science.
The Schmidt Program serves as a hub for scholars and practitioners to work across disciplines on the technological and strategic transformations that are reshaping our world. It was founded on a recognition that cyberspace is now the backbone of our global commerce, communication and defense systems, and a key aspect of the critical infrastructure that powers our modern civilization. Technologies and information spread nearly instantaneously, while the world economy and supply chains are integrated to a degree unprecedented in history.
Upcoming events
Josh Compton: Inoculating With and Against What Comes Next
Dartmouth College Professor of Speech Josh Compton, a leading scholar on inoculation theory and communication studies to counter AI-driven disinformation, headlines the Fall 2026 AI Policy Forum on...
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- Horchow Hall, 103
OpenAI: The Responsible Use of AI in Military Settings
The Schmidt Program hosts a discussion on the responsible use of AI for military purposes with Senior Fellow Ziad Reslan, Safety Product Manager in Research at OpenAI, and J.Y. Hoh, the head of OpenAI...
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- 46 Hillhouse, 104
Dennis Wilder: Espionage in the American Revolution
Former CIA officer Dennis Wilder will speak on espionage during the American revolution, when a young, largely untrained Continental Army of 25,000 faced British forces roughly five times its size...
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- Horchow Hall, 103
Latest news from the Schmidt Program
Schmidt Program explores the strategic significance of outer space to American national security
The Schmidt Program's Outer Space Symposium is a series of events that hosts space leaders from across public, private, and nonprofit sectors, who share their perspectives on national security challenges in the space domain.
Kevin Chen MPP '27: On the front lines of AI safety
The second-year Masters in Public Policy student reflects on several days at the AI safety hub Lighthaven, where he and peers participated in an intensive residential program aimed at contributing to the AI safety and governance landscape.
Yale students present STEM research on Capitol Hill
More than two dozen students presented research with policy priorities spanning quantum, climate, biomedical research, space, infrastructure, energy, and land management.
Yale students participate in latest AI dialogue with Chinese scholars, peers, and tech entrepreneurs
Yale students traveled to China in March 2026 for a week-long intensive program, the latest iteration of an exchange with students from China's Renmin University focused on topics ranging from the future of Sino-American relations to the implications of cutting-edge advances in AI and robotics technologies.
Innovative research
The Schmidt Program has developed seven areas of research emphasis, in close collaboration with affiliated faculty and practitioners. Each of these research areas are a focused teaching module within the Schmidt Program’s new year-long course and involve close collaboration with centers of excellence on campus and with non-Yale partner institutions.
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