1、Issue BriefNovember 2025AI Governance at the FrontierUnpacking Foundational AssumptionsAuthorsMina NarayananJessica JiVikram VenkatramNgor LuongAI Governance at the FrontierUnpacking Foundational AssumptionsAuthorsMina NarayananJessica JiVikram VenkatramNgor LuongCenter for Security and Emerging Tec
2、hnology|1 Executive Summary As artificial intelligence diffuses throughout society,policymakers are faced with the challenge of how best to govern the technology amid uncertainty over the future of AI development.To meet this challenge,many stakeholders have put forth various proposals aimed at shap
3、ing AI governance approaches.This report outlines an analytic approach to help policymakers make sense of such proposals and take steps to govern AI systems while preserving future decision-making flexibility.Our approach involves analyzing common assumptions across various proposals(as these assump
4、tions are foundational elements for the success of multiple proposals),as well as unique assumptions across individual proposals,by answering three questions:1.What risks are important to mitigate and who should have primary oversight of frontier AI?2.Who is delegated tasks and able to play a role?3
5、.Would the proposed mechanisms or tools actually achieve the proposals objectives?We apply this analytic approach to five U.S.-centric AI governance proposals that originate from industry,academia,civil society,and the federal and state governments.These proposals are generally aimed at governing fr
6、ontier AI systems,which possess cutting-edge capabilities and therefore pose some of the most challenging questions for AI governance.Our analysis reveals that most proposals view AI-enabling talent and AI processes and frameworks as important enablers of AI governance.However,proposals lack consens