CSET’s Jessica Ji shared her expert perspective in an article published by CNN. The article examines new agreements between Microsoft, Google, and xAI to allow the U.S. government to evaluate unreleased AI models for cybersecurity and national security risks before launch. Read More

CSET’s Lauren Kahn shared her expert insight in an article published by DefenseScoop. The article explores the Pentagon’s growing efforts to integrate advanced artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities into classified military operations and the broader implications of expanding AI adoption across the Department of Defense. Read More

CSET’s Helen Toner shared her expert insight in an article published by the Associated Press. The article examines the Pentagon’s agreements with seven major tech companies to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into classified military systems, expanding AI use in decision-making, logistics, and battlefield operations. Read More

CSET’s Kathleen Curlee and former U.S. Air Force pilot Brian Golden shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by Newsweek. The article discusses the growing importance of space infrastructure to modern life and argues that increased international coordination is needed to ensure the security and stability of the space domain. Read More

Washington, D.C. (April 30, 2026) — This morning, Andrew Lohn, Senior Fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Read More

CSET’s Ali Crawford shared her expert insight in an article published by CNBC. The article examines how the 2026 graduating class is entering a tightening job market where AI skills are increasingly in demand across internships and entry-level roles, while education and workforce systems struggle to keep pace with rapidly evolving employer expectations. Read More

CSET’s Kyle Miller shared his expert insight in a newsletter published by Politico. The newsletter examines concerns over Chinese efforts to use “distillation” techniques to replicate capabilities from U.S. frontier AI models, and the debate in Washington over whether the practice poses a major national security threat or a manageable technical issue. Read More

While demonstrating technical proficiency, challenges and competitions can reveal China’s People's Liberation Army’s (PLA) key priorities, bottlenecks, and institutional dynamics within its defense innovation system, which would otherwise be difficult to observe. This blog summarizes public PLA announcements of challenges and competitions from January 2023 to December 2024 to understand the signals the PLA may be sending about technical priorities. Read More

CSET’s Vikram Venkatram shared his expert insight in an article published by Bloomberg News. The article examines China’s efforts to build massive domestic biobanks as access to Western biomedical databases becomes increasingly restricted amid growing geopolitical tensions. Read More

CSET’s Steph Batalis shared her expert insight in an article published by TIME. The article examines how leading AI companies are increasingly restricting access to their most capable models, such as GPT-Rosalind and Claude Mythos, due to growing concerns around dual-use risks in areas like cybersecurity and biological research, and the broader question of who should govern access to these systems. Read More