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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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Can your startup support a research-based workflow?

Tech Crunch
| August 2, 2021

According to a CSET study Microsoft, Google, Amazon, IBM, Facebook and Apple are the six tech companies that spend the most on AI R&D.

Industrial Policy’ Is Back: The West Dusts Off Old Idea to Counter China

Wall Street Journal
| July 29, 2021

A CSET study on China's use of guidance funds shows that Chinese governments at all levels have established 1,741 industrial guidance funds—in effect, state-sponsored private equity—with plans to deploy $1.6 trillion.

What China’s Vast New Cybersecurity Center Tells Us About Beijing’s Ambitions

Defense One
| July 23, 2021

CSET's Dakota Cary describes China's plans to becomes a "cyber powerhouse" through the creation of its National Cybersecurity Center.

The Pentagon Is Bolstering Its AI Systems—by Hacking Itself

Wired
| July 20, 2021

Senior Fellow Andrew Lohn discusses the threats and vulnerabilities AI systems, especially the Pentagon's, are susceptible to in his recent CSET report Poison in the Well

What can the U.S. do to prevent cyberattacks from China?

Marketplace Public Radio
| July 19, 2021

CSET Senior Fellow Andrew Lohn weighs in on the latest Microsoft cyberattack.

Microsoft Print Spooler, Kesaya ransomware mega-hack

Security Conversations
| July 6, 2021

Featured in Security Conversation's newsletter, Micah Musser's report "Machine Learning and Cybersecurity" is well worth the read.

AI could help defend against cyberattacks

Axios
| June 16, 2021

A new CSET report by Micah Musser and Ashton Garriott explores the use of machine learning in cyber defense.

Do Tech Companies’ AI Investments Actually Overlap with National Priorities?

Federal News Network
| May 26, 2021

CSET's Tim Hwang was invited to join the Federal Drive podcast to discuss tech companies' investments in AI and its misalignment with national priorities.

Shared tactics between emergency response and IT defense

GCN
| May 24, 2021

CSET Senior Fellow Andrew Lohn weighs the strengths and weakness of AI used in cybersecurity.

Does Big Tech Hurt U.S. National Security?

Foreign Affairs
| April 20, 2021

How does big tech affect national security? CSET experts Ben Buchanan, Katerina Sedova, and Lorand Laskai give their input in this Foreign Affairs survey.