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1 big thing: AI could soon improve on its own

Axios
| January 27, 2026

A CSET workshop report was highlighted in an segment published by Axios in its Axios+ newsletter. The segment explores the growing push toward automating AI research and development, examining how far AI systems might go in designing, improving, and training other AI models and what that could mean for innovation, safety, and governance.

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CSET’s Andrew Lohn shared his expert perspective in an op-ed published by The National Interest. In the piece, he explains that AI-assisted hacking signals a deeper cybersecurity threat: not new tools, but the breakdown of core defenses like defense in depth against adaptive, large-scale attackers.

How AI is changing the world of HR

Axios
| December 5, 2025

CSET’s Helen Toner shared her expert analysis in an article published by Axios. The article discusses how HR departments are increasingly using AI tools for recruiting, performance management, and workplace operations while also navigating significant reliability and privacy risks.

CSET’s Helen Toner shared her expert analysis in an article published by The New York Times. The article discusses how Chinese-born researchers continue to play a critical role in advancing U.S. artificial intelligence, even amid heightened political tensions and growing immigration barriers.

CSET’s Matthias Oschinski shared his expert analysis in an article published by Forbes. The article discusses how AI is reshaping the labor market faster than traditional education can adapt, emphasizing the growing need for skill-based pathways over formal credentials.

China’s Stranded Astronauts Show the Dangers of Space Junk

Scientific American
| November 7, 2025

CSET’s Lauren Kahn shared her expert analysis in an article published by Scientific American. The article discusses the growing dangers of space debris and how increasing orbital traffic threatens satellites, space stations, and human space missions.

On July 31, 2025, the Trump administration released “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan.” CSET has broken down the Action Plan, focusing on specific government deliverables. Our Provision and Timeline tracker breaks down which agencies are responsible for implementing recommendations and the types of actions they should take.

CSET’s Luke Koslosky shared his expert analysis in an article published by Newsweek. The article discusses Amazon’s recent announcement of 14,000 layoffs as the company seeks to streamline operations and prepare for workforce changes driven by emerging technologies like AI.

Mapping the AI Governance Landscape

MIT AI Risk Repository
| October 15, 2025

🔔 The number of AI-related governance documents is rapidly proliferating, but what risks, mitigations, and other concepts do these documents actually cover?

MIT AI Risk Initiative researchers Simon Mylius, Peter Slattery, Yan Zhu, Alexander Saeri, Jess Graham, Michael Noetel, and Neil Thompson teamed up with CSET’s Mina Narayanan and Adrian Thinnyun to pilot an approach to map over 950 AI governance documents to several extensible taxonomies. These taxonomies cover AI risks and actors, industry sectors targeted, and other AI-related concepts, complementing AGORA’s thematic taxonomy of risk factors, harms, governance strategies, incentives for compliance, and application areas.

How Trump’s new H-1B fee will hurt Silicon Valley and AI startups

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
| October 3, 2025

CSET’s Luke Koslosky shared his expert perspective in an article published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The article examines proposed changes to the H-1B visa program and how a $100,000 application fee and wage-based selection system could undermine U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence by restricting access to foreign talent.

CSET’s Luke Koslosky shared his expert analysis in an article published by The Hill. The article discusses President Trump’s decision to raise the H-1B visa application fee to $100,000, highlighting the potential impact on the U.S. tech industry and its ability to attract skilled foreign workers.