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In the news section, our experts take center stage in shaping discussions on technology and policy. Discover articles featuring insights from our experts or citing our research. CSET’s insights and research are pivotal in shaping key conversations within the evolving landscape of emerging technology and policy.

Dewey Murdick and Miriam Vogel shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by Fortune. In their piece, they highlight the urgent need for the United States to strengthen its AI literacy and incident reporting systems to maintain global leadership amid rapidly advancing international competition, especially from China’s booming AI sector.

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Will Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Defense Spending Last?

Council on Foreign Relations
| July 9, 2025

Lauren A. Kahn co-authored an op-ed published by the Council on Foreign Relations alongside Erin D. Dumbacher and Michael C. Horowitz. The piece examines the sweeping national security implications of President Trump’s One, Big Beautiful Bill Act, which significantly boosts U.S. defense spending through an unconventional funding route outside the standard Pentagon budget process.

In an article published by The Japan Times that discusses the White House’s push for the Pentagon and U.S. national security agencies to accelerate the adoption of AI technology, CSET Research Fellow, Sam Bresnick, provided his expert insights.

“AI Chips: What They Are and Why They Matter,“ a report by CSET, was referenced in a Business Insider article. The article explores the urgent need in the US for more workers skilled in building AI chips. It highlights a significant decline in the American semiconductor workforce over the past two decades.

Should we be concerned about the future of artificial intelligence?

Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| February 22, 2024

In an Australian Broadcasting Corporation 7.30 segment that discusses the concerns about the current understanding of AI technology, Helen Toner provided her expert insights.

Chips with Everything

BBC Radio 4
| February 22, 2024

In a BBC Radio 4's "The Rise and Rise of the Microchip" episode that revolves around the intricate domain of the microchip industry, CSET's Hanna Dohmen provided her expert insights.

CSET's Ngor Luong provided her expert analysis in an article published by Fox Business. The article delves into the recently proposed restrictions on U.S. investments in China's technology sector by the Biden administration.

In a BBC article that discusses the urgent need to integrate cybersecurity measures into artificial intelligence systems, CSET's Andrew Lohn provided his expert analysis.

During her interview with ABC News Live, CSET's Helen Toner delved into the significant growth of Artificial Intelligence, with a particular emphasis on its impact within the realm of National Security.

In a WIRED article, CSET's Emily S. Weinstein contributed her expertise to the discussion surrounding the existence of encryption chips produced by Hualan Microelectronics, a Chinese company that has been identified by the US Department of Commerce due to its affiliations with the Chinese military.

A CSET report written by Saif M. Khan was cited in an article published by the Associated Press discussing Nvidia’s achievement of joining the $1 trillion market capitalization club, highlighting its success in the growing field of artificial intelligence.