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In the news section, our experts take center stage in shaping discussions on technology and policy. Discover articles featuring insights from our experts or citing our research. CSET’s insights and research are pivotal in shaping key conversations within the evolving landscape of emerging technology and policy.

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.

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CSET Research Analyst Emily Weinstein joins the Lawfare podcast to discuss the Justice Department's China Initiative, and in particular the case of Dr. Charles Lieber.

CSET Director of Strategy Helen Toner weighs in on China's new provision banning media from using algorithms to generate fake news, disinformation, and deepfakes.

A better China Initiative

Axios
| January 4, 2022

According to Axios China's newsletter, Emily Weinstein's opinion piece for Foreign Policy is the best analysis of the U.S. Department of Justice's China Initiative.

AI’s 6 Worst-Case Scenarios

IEEE Spectrum
| January 3, 2022

CSET's Helen Toner and Andrew Lohn spoke with IEEE Spectrum about the dangerous implications of AI-enabled systems.

In an opinion piece for Foreign Policy, Research Analyst Emily Weinstein argues for the U.S. Department of Justice to clearly define its China Initiative mission.

50 Global Hubs for Top AI Talent

Harvard Business Review
| December 21, 2021

In an analysis on diversity within AI tech talent, a CSET report found that black workers constitute only 11.8% of the AI tech workforce.

CSET Research Fellow Margarita Konaev anticipates a shift in the U.S. military's modernization of major weapons systems and AI capabilities now that the U.S. is pivoting away from counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations in the Middle East.

Research Fellow Margarita Konaev highlights the role of Turkish drones in recent conflicts and Russia's stance on the issue.

CSET's report "AI and the Future of Disinformation Campaigns" unpacks how AI and machine learning technologies can shape disinformation campaigns.

CSET researchers argue that it will be hard for governments to harness the needed computational power to deploy an algorithm like GPT-3 against automated disinformation campaigns.