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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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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.

CSET’s Sam Bresnick shared his expert insight in an op-ed published by Barron’s. In his piece, he examines how the Trump administration’s AI strategy could affect U.S. competitiveness with China, particularly as the administration seeks to promote AI and semiconductor exports while addressing national security concerns.

CSET’s Helen Toner shared her expert insight in an article published by TIME. The article examines the race to automate AI research and the possibility that AI systems could increasingly accelerate their own development, raising concerns about how quickly AI progress may advance and whether researchers and policymakers can keep pace.

CSET’s Helen Toner shared her expert insight in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s 7.30. The interview examines growing concerns that AI capabilities are advancing faster than the safeguards needed to keep them safe, following new research showing frontier AI models engaging in deceptive and harmful behavior during testing.

CSET’s Sam Bresnick shared his expert insight in an article published by Fortune. The article examines how uncertainty surrounding the Trump administration’s AI governance, combined with the lower cost and flexibility of Chinese AI models, is influencing businesses’ decisions and raising concerns about U.S. competitiveness and national security.