CSET's Kathleen Curlee was featured in a short-form documentary published by CNBC. The documentary traces SpaceX’s rise from a struggling startup to a $400 billion company that now dominates the global space industry, while raising questions about the national security implications of U.S. dependence on a single private actor.

CSET Research Analyst, Mina Narayanan shared her expert insights in an article published by Defense One. The piece examines President Trump’s newly released AI Action Plan, which outlines a sweeping effort to secure American dominance in artificial intelligence by accelerating military adoption, fast-tracking infrastructure, and expanding U.S. influence in global AI governance.

Lauren Kahn shared her expert insights in an article published by DefenseScoop. The article discusses the Trump administration’s new executive order on “Unleashing American Drone Dominance,” which aims to accelerate domestic drone development and adoption within the Department of Defense.

CSET’s Lauren A. Kahn co-authored an op-ed published by Foreign Affairs alongside Michael C. Horowitz and Joshua A. Schwartz. The piece explores how recent drone operations by Ukraine and Israel signal a turning point in modern warfare, demonstrating the growing power of low-cost, AI-enabled systems against traditional military platforms.

CSET’s Sam Bresnick shared his expert insights in an article published by The Telegraph. The article discusses China’s unveiling of a mosquito-sized drone developed by scientists in Hunan province, highlighting its potential for intelligence gathering, surveillance, and special missions in places that larger drones struggle to access.

CSET’s Helen Toner shared her expert insights in an article published by HuffPost. The article discusses concerning findings from recent tests showing that advanced AI models, including OpenAI’s o3 and Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4, can exhibit deceptive, self-preserving behaviors when faced with shutdown or replacement.

CSET’s Kathleen Curlee shared her expert analysis in an op-ed published by Barron’s. In her piece, she examines Elon Musk’s unraveling relationship with President Trump and the political and market consequences for Tesla and SpaceX.

Emelia Probasco and Minji Jang shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by War on the Rocks. In their piece, they highlight how future military use of AI—particularly in the form of autonomous drones—could shift from being a passive tool to an active coach or even an enforcer of battlefield ethics.

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.

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.