Last month, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security created a mechanism to ease exports of advanced AI chips to vetted overseas data centers, but reports indicate that country-specific export license caps could be on the horizon. Under the updated rule, data centers can apply for Validated End… Read More

In September, Microsoft struck a deal that will bring the Pennsylvania-based Three Mile Island nuclear power station back online in order to power its data centers. Then this week, both Google and Amazon announced plans to source nuclear power for their data centers from so-called “small modular reactors.” According to Goldman Sachs,… Read More

OpenAI raised $6.6 billion in new funding as part of a fundraising round that valued the AI developer at more than $150 billion. That figure would make it one of the most valuable companies in the United States, on par with publicly traded companies like AT&T, Pfizer, and Comcast. Read More

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a closely watched AI regulation, SB 1047, that would have implemented some of the country’s most extensive safety protocols for powerful AI systems. As we covered last month, California’s status as home to many of the world’s top AI developers meant the bill’s progress was… Read More

In a September 27 memo, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced a second “Replicator” initiative aimed at rapidly developing and fielding counter-drone technologies. The move comes just over a year after the launch of the original Replicator program, which sought to deploy thousands of attritable autonomous systems across multiple domains… Read More

This blog post describes key takeaways from the NATO-Ukraine Defense Innovators Forum, held in Krakow, Poland in June 2024. It overviews changing concepts of operation, battlefield realities, and technological aspirations and innovations in Ukraine, with a focus on uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) and counter-UAV systems. It builds upon CSET’s previous blog from the Future of Drones in Ukraine conference held in Warsaw in November 2023. Read More

In his article featured in the Council of Foreign Relations, Matthias Oschinski shared his expert analysis on the importance of strengthening the United States' STEM talent pipeline. Read More

In their op-ed in Foreign Policy, Josh A. Goldstein and Renée DiResta discuss recent efforts by the U.S. government to disrupt Russian influence operations, highlighting how Russia uses fake domains, media outlets, and social media influencers to manipulate global public conversations. Read More

Zachary Arnold provided his expert insights in an article published by Semafor that discusses a recent analysis by CSET's Emerging Technology Observatory, which highlights the top 30 AI leaders in the S&P 500, ranking companies based on AI patents, workforce size, and research output. Read More

Jaret C. Riddick provided his expert insights in an article published by the Associated Press that discusses how China has expanded its global influence through sophisticated disinformation campaigns, often using AI-generated content and fake news outlets. Read More