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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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The AI Cold War That Will Redefine Everything

The Wall Street Journal
| November 10, 2025

CSET’s Helen Toner shared her expert analysis in an article published by The Wall Street Journal. The article discusses China’s accelerated push to compete with the U.S. in generative artificial intelligence.

Will the U.S. LOSE the AI Race to China?

Agents of Tech
| October 15, 2025

China and the U.S. are in a close race for AI supremacy. Helen Toner, CSET executive director, explains the different strategies, with China focusing on open-source development and the U.S. relying on big tech dominance, and what “winning” in AI actually means.

How America Can Win in Space to Protect Taiwan and Beyond

Council on Foreign Relations
| September 24, 2025

Kathleen Curlee and Andrew Hanna shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by the Council on Foreign Relations. In their piece, they examine how U.S. space superiority is essential to defending Taiwan while sustaining America’s global leadership in the face of China’s growing space ambitions.

CSET’s Cole McFaul shared his expert analysis in an article published by the South China Morning Post. The article examines how China’s military is systematically incorporating artificial intelligence into its operations by leveraging civilian universities and private companies under its sweeping "military-civil fusion" strategy.

China’s Overlooked AI Strategy

Foreign Affairs
| July 25, 2025

Owen J. Daniels and Hanna Dohmen shared their expert analysis in an article published by Foreign Affairs. In their piece, they examine how China's release of advanced open AI models, such as DeepSeek’s R1 and Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2, is challenging U.S. dominance in the global AI landscape and reshaping international influence.

CSET’s Helen Toner shared her expert insights in an article published by WIRED. The article discusses the U.S. government’s plans to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, particularly those in sensitive research fields or with ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

CSET’s Cole McFaul was quoted in a segment aired by NPR’s All Things Considered. The segment discusses the U.S. government’s decision to revoke visas for certain Chinese students.

CSET’s Jack Corrigan shared his expert analysis in an op-ed published by Tech Policy Press. In his piece, he highlights the ongoing antitrust trial against Google and the broader implications for the future of the U.S. artificial intelligence industry.

CSET’s Helen Toner shared her expert insights in an article published by Foreign Policy. The article explores the impact of renewed U.S. export restrictions on Nvidia and the broader implications for U.S.-China competition in artificial intelligence (AI). Nvidia announced it expects a $5.5 billion financial hit due to new licensing requirements for selling its H20 chips to China.

DeepSeek’s release of an open-weight frontier AI model

International Institute for Strategic Studies
| April 22, 2025

John Bansemer and Kyle Miller shared their expert analysis in a report published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. In their piece, they highlight the release of DeepSeek’s open-weight AI model “R1” in January 2025 and its major impact on global AI competition, especially between China and the United States.