Policy Researcher @RANDCorporation. Work on nuclear weapons and warfare, Russia, and artificial intelligence. Retweet ≠ endorse. Opinions my own.
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5 Oct 2025
Exciting news! My book _Deterrence under Uncertainty: Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Warfare_ is now out in paperback!
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8 Jul 2025
A new @RANDCorporation paper by @sovietologist argues that even the most advanced AGI will be constrained by thermodynamics, information theory, and computational complexity.
rand.org/pubs/working_papers…
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🔥Edward Geist from the RAND Corporation discusses the nuclear strategies of 🇷🇺Russia, the 🇺🇸United States, and 🇨🇳China, as well as the role of nuclear power in the era of artificial intelligence. The interview also covers the nuclear policy that 🇵🇱Poland and 🇺🇦Ukraine should adopt.
Wersja z polski lektorem już wkrótce.
🔥youtu.be/ctaToIs5IsQ
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8 Apr 2024
This spring, the U.S. and China are expected to start talks on AI safety. Expectations are low, says RAND's @sovietologist.
But early, "unproductive" talks aren't a total loss—as illustrated by nuclear arms negotiations during the Cold War. bit.ly/4cIVcIN
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24 Mar 2024
"If I had to pick one single problem that causes me the most anxiety, it's North Korea," RAND's Edward Geist tells @1A.
North Korea may build up its arsenal and become "a kind of super rogue" that doesn't play by the same rules as major nuclear powers. the1a.org/segments/the-risin…
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22 Mar 2024
What does today's nuclear landscape look like? How could AI affect nuclear warfare? And what role do scholars play in understanding (and mitigating) ever-changing threats?
RAND's @sovietologist discusses on @1A: the1a.org/segments/the-risin… (starts at 29:55)
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29 Feb 2024
💥📚 I read this #book by Edward Geist a few days ago and it is #excellent. Thank you very much for writing it @sovietologist.
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19 Feb 2024
Uh oh.
Edward Geist, “Deterrence Under Uncertainty, Oxford, 2023, p 6
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22 Dec 2023
We're looking for the next generation of thought leaders on nuclear security.
Applications for the Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows Program are now open. Learn more and apply by January 19: bit.ly/3Nie2LX
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12 Dec 2023
Sci-fi has convinced us that a Terminator-like Skynet is closer on the horizon than it actually is. It's a great story premise, says analyst Edward Geist. “But it’s also the case that there’s effectively no one who thinks of this as a great idea.” #AI codastory.com/authoritarian-…
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11 Dec 2023
Great book.
Changed my perspective on the most effective use of AI for nuclear deterrence.
Highly recommend.
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9 Dec 2023
@nprscottsimon interviewed me about my new book Deterrence under Uncertainty: Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Warfare npr.org/2023/12/09/121838609…
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9 Dec 2023
@nprscottsimon interviewed me about my new book Deterrence under Uncertainty: Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Warfare npr.org/2023/12/09/121838609…
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9 Dec 2023
I'd like to thank everyone who has bought the book already, as it is currently sold out in the U.S.! Oxford University Press assures me that more copies are being shipped over from the UK global.oup.com/academic/prod…
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9 Dec 2023
Ahead: @sovietologist on his new book about the effect of AI on nuclear deterrence. And the works of a great, rediscovered surrealist painter, Leonor Fini.
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30 Nov 2023
My new book Deterrence under Uncertainty: Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Warfare is out in the U.S. today! global.oup.com/academic/prod…
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30 Nov 2023
I began working on this project in 2017 and I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who helped bring it to fruition, especially the Smith Richardson Foundation for supporting it with a Strategy and Policy Fellowship.
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22 Nov 2023
ICYMI: Ankit Panda and Edward Geist discuss U.S. nuclear force planning and the need to think about adversary perceptions. Listen to the full episode here: bit.ly/40QEcL7
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21 Nov 2023
I enjoyed this chat with @sovietologist. Separately, his new book on artificial intelligence and nuclear war is the finest thing I've read recently on the subject.
21 Nov 2023
New episode of Thinking the Unthinkable for @WarOnTheRocks out now: @sovietologist joined me to discuss how the US should and shouldn't think about force planning given China's nuclear build-up warontherocks.com/episode/th…
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