Tag Archive: United States

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 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.

CSET was among the think tanks mentioned in a Wall Street Journal story on China's recent tightening of restrictions on overseas access to open-source databases.

An AI reckoning coming in August

Politico
| May 4, 2023

CSET's Heather Frase was interviewed by Politico, and the discussion was published in their newsletter in a segment that discusses a plan by the U.S. government to conduct a public experiment at the DEFCON 31 hacking convention in August.

Volunteer Force

Christine H. Fox Emelia Probasco
| May 2023

U.S. tech companies have played a critical role in the international effort to support and defend Ukraine against Russia. To better understand and envision how these companies can help U.S. strategic interests, CSET convened a group of industry experts and former government leaders to discuss lessons learned from the ongoing war in Ukraine and what those lessons might mean for the future. The workshop’s discussion and this accompanying report expand on the themes explored in the October 2022 "Foreign Affairs" article, "Big Tech Goes to War."