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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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CSET’s Helen Toner shared her expert insights in an article published by WIRED. The article explores the development of a new large language model, Collective-1, built using a distributed training approach that leverages globally dispersed GPUs and incorporates both public and private data sources.

A CSET report and data snapshot was highlighted in an article published by Rest of World. The article explores China’s growing efforts to build a self-sufficient semiconductor industry amid tightening U.S. export restrictions.

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.

Trump Should Not Abandon March-In Rights

The National Interest
| April 25, 2025

Jack Corrigan and Vikram Venkatram shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by The National Interest. In their piece, they examine the political and legal controversy surrounding the Biden administration’s draft guidance on “march-in rights” under the Bayh-Dole Act, which could allow federal agencies to lower drug prices by reclaiming patents on taxpayer-funded inventions when they are not reasonably accessible to the public.

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.

Phase two of military AI has arrived

MIT Technology Review
| April 15, 2025

A CSET report was highlighted in an article published by MIT Technology Review. The article discusses the U.S. military’s growing use of generative AI—such as chatbot-style tools modeled after ChatGPT—for intelligence analysis and decision support during deployments.

Kathleen Curlee and Andrew Hanna shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by TIME. In their piece, they analyze the growing national security risks posed by Russia and China’s advancements in space weaponry—particularly anti-satellite (ASAT) systems that could disrupt GPS, weather forecasting, and global communications. To address these national security risks, they call for the creation of a U.S.-led military coalition—an Artemis Alliance—to defend the peaceful use of space.

America Must Rebuild Its Physical Economy

The National Interest
| April 10, 2025

Sam Bresnick and Jack Corrigan shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by The National Interest. In their piece, they discussed the need for the United States to rebalance its economy by better integrating software and hardware to compete with China and boost growth.

How to stop bioterrorists from buying dangerous DNA

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
| April 7, 2025

CSET's Steph Batalis and Vikram Venkatram shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The article explores discusses the complexities and challenges of screening DNA synthesis orders to prevent misuse of potentially dangerous genetic sequences.

Dewey Murdick and William Hannas shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by The National Interest. In their piece, they discussed China's approach to artificial intelligence and the lessons it offers to American policymakers.