CSET’s Helen Toner shared her expert insight in an article published by the South China Morning Post. The article examines growing US concerns over Chinese AI companies using “distillation” techniques to replicate advanced American AI models at lower cost, and how potential US restrictions could reshape China’s AI industry. Read More

Who counts as part of the AI workforce? The answer shapes how researchers measure AI talent, how policymakers diagnose shortages, and how workforce strategies are designed. Yet many existing definitions capture very different kinds of work under the same label. This blog examines the strengths and weaknesses of prevailing approaches and introduces CSET’s new definition of AI development jobs as a narrower, policy-relevant alternative. Read More

CSET’s Catherine Aiken shared her expert insight in an article published by Nature. The article explores an open-access dataset called Cosmos 1.0, published in Scientific Data, which uses a Wikipedia-based AI model to identify the "Momentum 100," a data-driven list of rapidly emerging technologies such as reinforcement learning, blockchain, and 3D printing. Read More

Washington, D.C. (April 22, 2026) — This morning, Helen Toner, Interim Executive Director at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. The hearing, “Stealth Stealing: China’s Ongoing Theft of U.S. Innovation,” examined policy solutions to maintain U.S. technological leadership and strengthen U.S. intellectual property (IP) protections. Read More

CSET’s Ronnie Kinoshita shared her expert insight in an article published by NPR. The article explores the rapid expansion of AI data centers across the United States and the growing political backlash as communities push back against their environmental and economic impacts. Read More

Takeaways from CSET's Ongoing Analysis of the Chinese Military's AI Wish List Read More

CSET’s Matthias Oschinski and Mina Narayanan shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by Newsweek. The article challenges the common framing of innovation versus regulation in AI policy, arguing that the more important question is what innovation is ultimately for and who benefits from it. Read More

CSET’s Lauren Kahn and Michael C. Horowitz of the University of Pennsylvania shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by Asia Times. The article explores how Iran’s use of low-cost drones is reshaping modern warfare by combining scale and precision, a shift the authors describe as "precise mass." Read More

CSET’s Emelia Probasco shared her expert insight in an article published by DefenseScoop. The article examines the Pentagon’s push to transition the Maven Smart System (MSS) into a formal program of record, expanding its role as an AI-enabled platform that integrates military data, accelerates targeting decisions, and supports operations across combatant commands. Read More

CSET’s Emelia Probasco shared her expert insight in an article published by The New York Times. The article examines the accelerating global race to develop A.I.-powered autonomous weapons and how nations are integrating these systems into modern warfare. Read More