• Associate director

Maia Hamin

Maia Hamin was the Associate Director with the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, part of the Atlantic Council Tech Programs.

Hamin works on the intersection of cybersecurity and technology policy, including projects on the cybersecurity implications of artificial intelligence, open-source software, cloud computing, and regulatory systems like software liability.

Prior to joining the Council, Hamin was a TechCongress Congressional Innovation Fellow serving in the office of Senator Ron Wyden, where she worked on legislation and oversight projects on topics in cybersecurity, privacy, artificial intelligence and internet governance. Previously, she was a software engineer on Palantir’s Privacy and Civil Liberties team, building full-stack software products to implement privacy and data security protections for private and public sector clients.  

Hamin holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Princeton University, where she did undergraduate research in cognitive science and machine learning and ran a humor magazine of ill repute.  

October 2023

Experts react: What does Biden’s new executive order mean for the future of AI?

by Atlantic Council experts

US President Joe Biden has issued an executive order intended to make artificial intelligence safer, more secure, and more trustworthy. Atlantic Council experts share their insights.
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October 2023

The 5×5—The Cybersecurity Implications of Artificial Intelligence

by Maia Hamin and Simon Handler

A group of experts with diverse perspectives discusses the intersection of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
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August 2023

The 5×5—Cloud risks and critical infrastructure

by Simon Handler

Experts share their perspectives on the challenges facing cloud infrastructure and how policy can encourage better security and risk governance across this critical sector.
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