Scott Singer studies frontier AI governance and U.S.–China relations as a fellow and co-director of Carnegie's China AI Initiative. He co-founded the Oxford China Policy Lab and was a lead writer of the California Report on Frontier AI Policy and a writer on the 2026 International AI Safety Report.
Fellow and Co-director, China AI Initiative
Researches China's AI ecosystem, U.S.–China AI diplomacy and frontier AI governance. Fellow since August 2025; co-directs the China AI Initiative.
Co-founder and Strategic Advisor
Previously co-founder and director, January 2022–December 2025; focuses on risks from U.S.–China relations and emerging technologies.
Works with the China AI governance subgroup.
Designed and taught the Trinity 2024 graduate course on applying academic research to policy problems; earlier teaching included international security and quantitative methods.
DPhil, International Relations
MPhil, International Relations (Distinction)
BA, Economics and Fundamentals: Issues and Texts (Honors)
