Tag Archive: China

The Illusion of China’s AI Prowess

Foreign Affairs
| June 2, 2023

In an op-ed published in Foreign Affairs, CSET's Helen Toner discusses concerns and debates surrounding the regulation of artificial intelligence in the United States, particularly in relation to the competition with China.

In an article published by Barron’s and sourced from Agence France-Presse, CSET’s Emily S. Weinstein provided expert insights on Beijing’s recent restrictions on American chipmaker Micron in critical infrastructure projects.

Spotlight on Beijing Institute for General Artificial Intelligence

Huey-Meei Chang and William Hannas
| May 2023

In late 2020, China established the Beijing Institute for General Artificial Intelligence, a state-backed institution dedicated to building software that emulates or surpasses human cognition in many or all of its aspects. Open source materials now available provide insight into BIGAI’s goals, scope, organization, methodology, and staffing. The project formalizes a trend evident in Chinese AI development toward broadly capable (general) AI.

To make AI work for national security, invest in humans too

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
| May 16, 2023

A CSET report was cited in an article published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists discussing the increasing use of artificial intelligence and the need for better AI literacy in the United States.

A CSET report was cited in an article published by GCN discussing Montana's proposed statewide ban on TikTok and other social media apps.

A 2020 CSET report was cited in an article published by Axios. The article discusses a letter signed by more than five dozen experts, including former national security officials, urging the House China Select Committee to address immigration obstacles for international science and engineering graduate students and workers.

In an op-ed published in The Diplomat, Ngor Luong and Channing Lee discuss the rapid expansion of Chinese tech companies such as Alibaba, Tencent, and Huawei in Southeast Asia.

Financing “The New Oil”

Anthony Ferrara and Sara Abdulla
| May 2023

Israel has by far the largest AI ecosystem in the Middle East as measured in AI companies and financial investments, and foreign investors play a critical role in Israel’s AI market growth. This issue brief finds that AI investments in Israel have mostly originated from the United States. To date, Chinese investors have played a limited role in funding Israel’s dynamic AI companies. But understanding the risk of Chinese investments into the Israeli AI ecosystem will be important for the national security of both the United States and Israel.

Fox Business featured CSET's Ngor Luong in an article that discusses the potential for new restrictions on US investors investing in Chinese firms that specialize in sensitive technologies such as AI.

CSET's Helen Toner spoke with Axios in an article discussing China's lead over the U.S. in enacting rules for artificial intelligence.