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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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Confidence-Building Measures for Artificial Intelligence: Workshop Proceedings

Margarita Konaev and Andrew Lohn
| August 1, 2023

Two CSET researchers are coauthors for a new multi-organization report about the safety of AI systems led by OpenAI and the Berkeley Risk and Security Lab. The report, published on arXiv, identified six confidence-building measures (CBMs) that could be applied by AI labs to reduce hostility, prevent conflict escalation, and improve trust between parties as it relates to foundation AI models.

In an article published by The Washington Post, Helen Toner, CSET's Director of Strategy, shares her expert insight on the release of new regulations in China. These regulations are aimed at ensuring that artificial intelligence technologies used in chatbots like ChatGPT align with the country's ideology.

In a New York Times Magazine feature that delves into the United States' efforts to control the global semiconductor market, particularly in relation to China, CSET's Kevin Wolf shared his expert analysis.

In an article published by The Washington Post that discusses the competition between the United States and China in the field of artificial intelligence and the differing approaches of regulation in both countries, CSET's Helen Toner provided her expert insight.

China Isn’t Losing Sleep Over ChatGPT

The Diplomat
| July 3, 2023

CSET’s Micah Musser shared his insights in an op-ed published in The Diplomat. He discusses the misconception that there is an AI race between the United States and China, specifically focusing on the field of language modeling.

In an article published by The New York Times that discusses the increasing use of artificial intelligence in political campaigns and the concerns it raises regarding disinformation and manipulation, CSET's Josh A. Goldstein provides his expert insight.

Is China Gaining a Lead in the Tech Arms Race?

Foreign Policy
| June 8, 2023

In a weekly digest published by Foreign Policy, CSET's Emily S. Weinstein offered her expert analysis on a recent study conducted by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

The Illusion of China’s AI Prowess

Foreign Affairs
| June 2, 2023

In an op-ed published in Foreign Affairs, CSET's Helen Toner discusses concerns and debates surrounding the regulation of artificial intelligence in the United States, particularly in relation to the competition with China.

A report by CSET's Josh Goldstein, Micah Musser, and CSET alumna Katerina Sedova in collaboration with OpenAI and Stanford Internet Observatory was cited in an article published by Forbes.

In an op-ed published in TIME, CSET's Helen Toner discusses the challenges of understanding and interacting with chatbots powered by large language models, a form of artificial intelligence.