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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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Here’s what we know about the state of Russia’s military

Vox
| September 18, 2022

Deputy Director of Analysis Margarita Konaev discussed the Russian military's setbacks in Ukraine.

This salesperson does not exist: How tactics from political influence operations on social media are deployed for commercial lead generation

Harvard Misinformation Review

In a study for Harvard's Misinformation Review, Research Fellow Josh Goldstein looks at how tactics used in political influence operations are used for commercial purposes.

Why business is booming for military AI startups

MIT Technology Review
| July 7, 2022

In an interview with MIT Technology Review, Research Analyst Ngor Luong discussed the business boom of AI companies with military ambitions since the war in Ukraine.

‘A huge lag time’: DoD struggles to rush cutting-edge tech to Ukraine

Politico
| June 14, 2022

Sending cutting-edge technology to the frontline of Ukraine is an opportunity for the United States to get operational experience and give Ukrainians newer and helpful capabilities on the battlefield according to CSET Margarita Konaev.

New Export Control Regime could Reduce Trade Tensions, Counter China, Professor Says

Export Compliance Daily
| June 13, 2022

In a May CSET webinar, Emily Weinstein and Kevin Wolf propose an export control regime that could effectively keep sensitive technologies from being missed by authoritarian governments and reduce pressure on the U.S. to impose unilateral controls.

Mission and Culture Will Drive AI Excellence at DOD, Top AI Leaders Say

Government CIO Media & Research
| June 7, 2022

The U.S. Department of Defense's bureaucratic structure could impede a robust AI culture according to CSET's Margarita Konaev.

Exploring India-U.S. Collaboration in Military AI

Takshashila Institution
| March 24, 2022

Husanjot Chahal explores US-Indian cooperation in military applications of AI in a podcast interview with the Takshashila Institution.

How access to satellite images shifts the view of war

BBC
| March 22, 2022

Associate Director of Analysis Margarita Konaev discusses how satellite imagery is challenging disinformation about the war in Ukraine.

The Vulnerability of AI Systems May Explain Why Russia Isn’t Using Them Extensively in Ukraine

Forbes
| March 16, 2022

Senior Fellow Andrew Lohn discusses why AI and machine learning's vulnerabilities present limitations when applied in real-life defense applications in an interview with Forbes.

The musings of a Waste Water Olympian and then future of biotech

Titus Talks

CSET's Anna Puglisi discusses the future of biotechnology in Titus Talks.