Dewey Murdick
Dewey Murdick is a Professor of the Practice at Georgetown University, where he works on AI in education. From 2021 to 2025 he directed Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology, which gives policymakers and industry leaders data-driven analysis. He testified to the House Science Committee in June 2023 and explained the AI executive order to CBS News in October 2023. With co-authors, he wrote Fortune commentary calling for nimble AI policies in July 2024 and a national AI literacy initiative in April 2025. In August 2025 Georgetown appointed him to helm a human-centered AI incubator for educational settings, and he holds a Ph.D. in engineering physics from the University of Virginia.
- Now at
- Georgetown University
- Works
- 35
- Citations
- 1,064
- h-index
- 15
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.
Timeline
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2021–2025
Directing CSET
He leads CSET as executive director from 2021 to 2025, giving policymakers and industry leaders data-driven analysis on the security implications of emerging technologies.
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June 2023
Testimony on AI innovation
He testifies before the House Science Committee in June 2023 on steps the United States can take to support AI innovation.
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October 2023
Explaining the AI executive order
He joins CBS News in October 2023 to break down what President Biden's AI executive order means for Americans.
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July 2024
Nimble AI governance
He and Owen J. Daniels argue in a July 2024 Fortune op-ed that the U.S. needs nimble, forward-thinking AI policies.
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April 2025
An AI literacy proposal
He and Miriam Vogel propose a national AI literacy initiative in an April 2025 Fortune op-ed.
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August 2025
An AI incubator for education
In August 2025 Georgetown appoints him to helm a new human-centered AI incubator for educational settings.
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September 2025
Succeeded by Helen Toner
Helen Toner becomes CSET's interim executive director in September 2025, succeeding outgoing executive director Dewey Murdick.
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As of October 2026
Professor of the Practice at Georgetown
He is a Professor of the Practice and Senior Fellow at Georgetown University, where he works across the university with the Red House and the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship. He holds a Ph.D. in engineering physics from the University of Virginia and a B.S. in physics from Andrews University.
Sources and credits
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- Dewey Murdick | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
- What does Biden's executive order on artificial intelligence do? - CBS News
- The death of the Chevron doctrine complicates U.S. efforts to regulate AI—but there’s another way | Fortune
- AI needs equivalent of ‘black box’ in aviation—and US should lead way | Fortune
- A Q&A with Dewey Murdick, Leader of Georgetown’s New AI Learning Incubator - Georgetown University
- Helen Toner Named Interim Executive Director | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
- Dewey Murdick | SFS – School of Foreign Service – Georgetown University