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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 perspective in an article published by The New York Times. The article examines the growing dispute between the Pentagon and Anthropic and what it signals about how artificial intelligence may be used in warfare and national security.

CSET’s Helen Toner was featured on CNN's The Source with Kaitlan Collins, where she discussed the escalating dispute between the Pentagon and Anthropic over the use of artificial intelligence in military applications.

CSET’s Owen J. Daniels was featured on BBC News, where he discussed the challenges of using artificial intelligence in the military and concerns around autonomous weapons systems.

The Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown University has been awarded $2 million from Google.org to make scientific research more accessible.

CSET’s Emelia Probasco was featured on NewsNation, where she discussed the ongoing tensions between the Pentagon and Anthropic over the use of AI systems in defense and national security applications.

CSET’s Emelia Probasco shared her expert insight in an article published by BBC. The article examines tensions between Anthropic and the United States Department of Defense over how its AI model, Claude, can be used by the military amid a high-stakes dispute about safety, and ethical restrictions.

CSET’s Owen J. Daniels shared his expert perspective in an article published by the Associated Press. The article examines tensions between the Pentagon and Anthropic over the use of artificial intelligence in military operations, particularly around ethical limits on autonomous weapons and surveillance.

CSET’s Emelia Probasco shared her expert insight in an article published by The Hill. The article examines growing tensions between Anthropic and the Pentagon over how its AI model, Claude, can be deployed in military operations, following questions about its potential use in a U.S. raid in Venezuela.

CSET’s Emelia Probasco shared her expert insight in an article published by DefenseScoop. The article examines the Pentagon’s dispute with Anthropic over ethical guardrails on the military’s use of generative AI models.

CSET’s Kathleen Curlee shared her expert perspective in an article published by Fortune. The article examines the growing discussion around space-based data centers and whether orbital infrastructure could eventually help address the AI industry’s escalating energy demands.