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… 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

In their FedScoop op-ed, Jack Corrigan and Owen J. Daniels discuss the challenges of regulating artificial intelligence (AI) during an election season, when lawmakers are more focused on politics than policy. Read More

This year, CSET researchers returned to the DEF CON cybersecurity conference to explore how understandings of AI red-teaming practices have evolved among cybersecurity practitioners and AI experts. This blog post, a companion to "How I Won DEF CON’s Generative AI Red-Teaming Challenge", summarizes our takeaways and concludes with a list of outstanding research questions regarding AI red-teaming, some of which CSET hopes to address in future work. Read More

In August 2024, CSET Research Fellow Colin Shea-Blymyer attended DEF CON, the world’s largest hacking convention to break powerful artificial intelligence systems. He participated in the AI red-teaming challenge, and won. This blog post details his experiences with the challenge, what it took to win the grand prize, and what he learned about the state of AI testing. Read More

In his op-ed in Lawfare, Sam Bresnick discusses the evolving military strategies of China under Xi Jinping, highlighting the country's increasing engagement in risky military activities across while simultaneously exhibiting a reluctance to responsibly manage military crises with the U.S. Read More