Matthew Ferren on Governments should fund open-source AI …

Matthew Ferren

Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow in National Security and former U.S. Department of Defense cyber-policy official.

When the cost of providing access to AI models conflicts with corporate profit concerns, the U.S. government should step in by providing targeted funding and facilitating cross-lab coordination and efficiency. The U.S. government should also facilitate cybersecurity testing of widely used open-source projects and critical industrial control systems that receive too little attention today.

AI Verified (Jun 22, 2026)

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Matthew Ferren, “The U.S. Is Losing the AI Credibility War—to Itself,” Council on Foreign Relations, June 22, 2026.

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Governments should fund open-source AI safety tools and red-teaming infrastructure as public goods.

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AI Verified Ferren expressly calls for government funding and cybersecurity testing of open-source projects. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified CFR article by Matthew Ferren, Jun. 22 2026, contains the exact two-sentence passage. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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Democracies should share frontier AI models with allies

The United States has a strong interest in the broad adoption of its frontier AI tools. From a cybersecurity standpoint, the United States should want its allies to harden their critical infrastructure against adversary penetration.

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