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Does the President Want to Fix Harvard or Destroy It?

A CSET report was highlighted in an article published by The Wall Street Journal. The article discusses Donald Trump’s escalating campaign against Harvard University, including efforts to cancel federal contracts, freeze grant funding, and bar the university from enrolling international students. Read More

The Hidden Cost of AI: Extractive AI Is Bad for Business

CSET's Ali Crawford, Matthias Oschinski, Andrew J. Lohn shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by The National Interest. In their piece, they discuss the growing economic risks posed by artificial intelligence, focusing on how companies are increasingly extracting human expertise to train AI models without consent or compensation. Read More

China’s Next-Level AI Could Overtake US: New Report

Newsweek profiled a CSET report on China's alternative approaches to developing artificial general intelligence. Read More

Military AI: Angel of our Better Nature or Tool of Control?

Emelia Probasco and Minji Jang shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by War on the Rocks. In their piece, they highlight how future military use of AI—particularly in the form of autonomous drones—could shift from being a passive tool to an active coach or even an enforcer of battlefield ethics. Read More

Is It Too Late to Slow China’s AI Development?

CSET’s Helen Toner shared her expert insights in an article published by Foreign Policy. The article explores the impact of renewed U.S. export restrictions on Nvidia and the broader implications for U.S.-China competition in artificial intelligence (AI). Nvidia announced it expects a $5.5 billion financial hit due to new licensing requirements for selling its H20 chips to China. Read More

Place-Based Innovation and Its National Security Implications

CSET's Jaret C. Riddick and Hayes Meredith provided their expert analysis in an op-ed published by the Council on Foreign Relations. In their piece, they discuss the critical role of place-based industrial innovation policy in maintaining U.S. economic competitiveness and national security amid intensifying global strategic competition. Read More

America’s response to measles is eroding its ability to deter biological attacks

CSET's Steph Batalis shared her expert analysis in an op-ed published by DefenseOne. In her piece, she highlights how the United States’ faltering response to the ongoing measles outbreak reveals serious vulnerabilities in the nation’s public health and biodefense infrastructure. Read More

These Startups Are Building Advanced AI Models Without Data Centers

CSET’s Helen Toner shared her expert insights in an article published by WIRED. The article explores the development of a new large language model, Collective-1, built using a distributed training approach that leverages globally dispersed GPUs and incorporates both public and private data sources. Read More

China’s chipmakers are catching up to Nvidia and TSMC. Here’s how they compare

A CSET report and data snapshot was highlighted in an article published by Rest of World. The article explores China’s growing efforts to build a self-sufficient semiconductor industry amid tightening U.S. export restrictions. Read More

Why AI needs the equivalent of the ‘black box’ in aviation—and America should lead the way

Dewey Murdick and Miriam Vogel shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by Fortune. In their piece, they highlight the urgent need for the United States to strengthen its AI literacy and incident reporting systems to maintain global leadership amid rapidly advancing international competition, especially from China’s booming AI sector. Read More