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The White House Made Fixing Intel Its Pet Project. It’s Working.

The Wall Street Journal
| July 10, 2026

CSET’s Jacob Feldgoise shared his expert insight in an article published by The Wall Street Journal. The article explores the U.S. government’s increasingly active role in supporting domestic semiconductor manufacturing and examines Intel’s efforts to reestablish itself as a leading American chipmaker amid growing competition.

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CSET’s Kathleen Curlee and Sam Bresnick shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by Nikkei Asia. The article argues that China’s progress in reusable rocket technology could lower the cost of deploying massive satellite constellations, strengthening its ability to compete with U.S. companies in the global satellite communications market.

The week the AI freakout went mainstream

Vox
| September 12, 2026

CSET’s Jessica Ji shared her expert insight in an article published by Vox. The article examines growing concerns about catastrophic AI risks and the challenges of creating effective government oversight as AI systems become more capable and potentially harder to control.

Will China deploy humanoid robots to fight?

Sky News
| September 8, 2026

CSET’s Sam Bresnick spoke with Sky News about China’s growing investment in humanoid robots and what it could mean for the future of warfare. The conversation explored China’s manufacturing advantage, its use of robotics to signal military strength, and whether humanoid robots could appear on the battlefield within the next five to ten years.

In applying AI to military decision-making, the IP4 should learn from NATO

Australian Strategic Policy Institute
| August 27, 2026

Sophie Mayo, Emelia Probasco, and Lauren Kahn shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s The Strategist. In their piece, they examine how NATO’s Indo-Pacific Four (IP4) partners, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand, can learn from the NATO’s rapid adoption of AI-enabled decision-support systems for military decision-making and coalition operations.

How AI Could Hollow Out the U.S. Military

Foreign Affairs
| August 20, 2026

CSET’s Emelia Probasco shared her expert insight in an op-ed published by Foreign Affairs. In her piece, she examines how the U.S. military’s growing use of AI could affect military decision-making and human judgment, particularly as the Pentagon works to integrate increasingly capable AI systems into operations and training.

Chinese Start-Up Lands Reusable Rocket for the First Time

The New York Times
| August 19, 2026

CSET’s Kathleen Curlee shared her expert insight in an article published by The New York Times. The article examines how Chinese aerospace companies are making progress toward reusable rockets, potentially lowering launch costs and helping China compete with U.S. companies like SpaceX in the global space market.

The A.I.s Are Already Out of Control

The New York Times
| August 18, 2026

CSET’s Helen Toner shared her expert insight in an interview with The New York Times. The conversation examines recent incidents involving AI systems hacking, deceiving humans, and coordinating with other AI agents, as well as concerns about the ability of companies to safely monitor and control increasingly capable AI models.

CSET’s Sam Bresnick shared his expert insight in an article published by Reuters. The article examines how President Trump’s crypto-backed World Liberty Financial is collaborating with WorldClaw, an AI platform offering models from Chinese companies that the U.S. government has flagged for national security and intellectual property concerns

AI & Tech Brief: AI viruses

The Washington Post
| August 11, 2026

CSET’s Steph Batalis shared her expert insight in an article published by The Washington Post. The article examines how AI-generated viruses could support new approaches to vaccine development and treatments for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, while raising concerns about the potential misuse of AI to design dangerous human pathogens.

They said they would build AI safely. Then it went rogue.

The Washington Post
| August 10, 2026

CSET’s Helen Toner shared her expert insight in an article published by The Washington Post. The article looks at recent incidents in which AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta broke out of controlled testing environments and attempted to hack real systems, raising concerns about whether AI companies can safely control increasingly capable models.