Former head of ‘Pentagon’s think tank’ joins Anthropic
James Baker, former head of the Pentagon's Office of Net Assessment, joins AI company Anthropic as a strategist-in-residence to analyze AI's impact on US institutions and competition with China. Baker warns that the US has a limited time to adapt to the 'civilizational' challenge posed by AI.
James Baker, the former head of the Pentagon's Office of Net Assessment, has joined AI company Anthropic as a strategist-in-residence. He will lead analysis on how AI affects US institutions and competition with China. Baker led ONA from 2015 to 2025, advising on the long-term effects of emerging technology on national security. The office was temporarily closed by the Trump administration last March. Baker notes that the US has a tight time window to adapt to AI, warning that it poses a 'civilizational' challenge. ONA had devoted increasing time to AI implications, especially in the context of Cold War institutions that Congress has been slow to adapt. The office had forecast a 'Cambrian explosion' in robotics and AI that would make warfare cheaper and faster.
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