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Dr. Ritwik Gupta

Assistant Professor, University of Maryland

Dr. Ritwik Gupta

Publications by Dr. Ritwik Gupta

Conference Paper

The LLM Mirage: Economic Interests and the Subversion of Weaponization Controls
Dr. Ritwik Gupta, Prof. Andrew W. Reddie ACM FAccT January 8, 2026

Commentaries

The Hawley Act Threatens AI Innovation
Dr. Ritwik Gupta, Prof. Andrew W. Reddie Lawfare February 10, 2025
Russian Nuclear ASAT Weapons: The Fallout
Sarthak Bhatnagar, Eli Glickman, Bethany Goldblum, Dr. Ritwik Gupta, Kaitlyn Lenkeit, Jane Darby Menton, Andrew Neciuk, Prof. Andrew W. Reddie, Vishwaa Sofat, Leah Walker Lawfare February 26, 2024
LAION and the Challenges of Preventing AI-Generated CSAM
Dr. Ritwik Gupta Tech Policy Press January 1, 2024
Accelerating the Evolution of AI Export Controls
Dr. Ritwik Gupta, Prof. Andrew W. Reddie Tech Policy Press September 21, 2023
Proliferate, Don’t Obliterate: How Responsive Launch Marginalizes Anti-Satellite Capabilities
Dr. Ritwik Gupta, Prof. Andrew W. Reddie War on the Rocks September 21, 2023
Orbital Hypersonic Delivery Systems Threaten Strategic Stability
Dr. Ritwik Gupta Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists June 13, 2023

Preprints

Whack-a-Chip: The Futility of Hardware-Centric Export Controls
Dr. Ritwik Gupta, Leah Walker, Prof. Andrew W. Reddie Arxiv November 11, 2024
Data-Centric AI Governance: Addressing the Limitations of Model-Focused Policies
Dr. Ritwik Gupta, Leah Walker, Rodolfo Corona, Stephanie Fu, Suzanne Petryk, Janet Napolitano, Trevor Darrell, Prof. Andrew W. Reddie Arxiv September 25, 2024
Open-Source Assessments of AI Capabilities: The Proliferation of AI Analysis Tools, Replicating Competitor Models, and the Zhousidun Dataset
Dr. Ritwik Gupta, Leah Walker, Eli Glickman, Raine Koizumi, Sarthak Bhatnagar, Prof. Andrew W. Reddie Arxiv May 20, 2024