CSET’s Emelia Probasco was featured on NewsNation, where she discussed the ongoing tensions between the Pentagon and Anthropic over the use of AI systems in defense and national security applications. Read More

CSET’s Emelia Probasco shared her expert insight in an article published by BBC. The article examines tensions between Anthropic and the United States Department of Defense over how its AI model, Claude, can be used by the military amid a high-stakes dispute about safety, and ethical restrictions. Read More

CSET’s Owen J. Daniels shared his expert perspective in an article published by the Associated Press. The article examines tensions between the Pentagon and Anthropic over the use of artificial intelligence in military operations, particularly around ethical limits on autonomous weapons and surveillance. Read More

CSET’s Emelia Probasco shared her expert insight in an article published by The Hill. The article examines growing tensions between Anthropic and the Pentagon over how its AI model, Claude, can be deployed in military operations, following questions about its potential use in a U.S. raid in Venezuela. Read More

CSET’s Emelia Probasco shared her expert insight in an article published by DefenseScoop. The article examines the Pentagon’s dispute with Anthropic over ethical guardrails on the military’s use of generative AI models. Read More

CSET’s Kathleen Curlee shared her expert perspective in an article published by Fortune. The article examines the growing discussion around space-based data centers and whether orbital infrastructure could eventually help address the AI industry’s escalating energy demands. Read More

CSET’s Emelia Probasco shared her expert perspective in an article published by The New York Times. The article examines rising tensions between the United States Department of Defense and Anthropic over how artificial intelligence should be used on classified military systems, highlighting disagreements about safeguards and battlefield deployment. Read More

CSET’s Helen Toner was featured on CNN News Central, where she discussed the accelerating global AI race and the challenges it poses. She explored China’s rapid advancement in AI, the shift from chatbots to autonomous AI agents capable of performing complex tasks, and the growing use of AI to develop AI itself. Read More

Ambitious projects to accelerate AI-driven scientific discovery such as the Genesis Mission aim to unlock large federal datasets and incentivize private-sector participation. This blog examines how federal prize competitions—recognized in the Genesis Mission, the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and recommendations from the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology—can serve as effective implementation tools. Drawing on recent scientific prize competitions highlight lessons for designing incentives that advance national biotechnology and AI research priorities. Read More

CSET’s Pablo Chavez shared his expert insights in an op-ed published by Lawfare. In the piece, he examines how the United States is promoting “sovereign AI” abroad, offering partners deployment control using American technology, even as many countries pursue sovereignty to reduce reliance on U.S. systems and policy discretion. Read More