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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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Phase two of military AI has arrived

MIT Technology Review
| April 15, 2025

A CSET report was highlighted in an article published by MIT Technology Review. The article discusses the U.S. military’s growing use of generative AI—such as chatbot-style tools modeled after ChatGPT—for intelligence analysis and decision support during deployments.

Artificial Intelligence, China, and America’s Next Industrial Revolution

The National Interest
| March 27, 2025

Dewey Murdick and William Hannas shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by The National Interest. In their piece, they discussed China's approach to artificial intelligence and the lessons it offers to American policymakers.

Will the Paris artificial intelligence summit set a unified approach to AI governance—or just be another conference?

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
| February 6, 2025

In their op-ed in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Mia Hoffmann, Mina Narayanan, and Owen J. Daniels discuss the upcoming French Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, which aims to establish a shared and effective governance framework for AI.

America’s emerging AI leaders: Amazon, Walmart and Wells Fargo?

Semafor
| October 2, 2024

Zachary Arnold provided his expert insights in an article published by Semafor that discusses a recent analysis by CSET's Emerging Technology Observatory, which highlights the top 30 AI leaders in the S&P 500, ranking companies based on AI patents, workforce size, and research output.

AI won’t pause for the election, and AI regulation shouldn’t either

Fedscoop
| September 27, 2024

In their FedScoop op-ed, Jack Corrigan and Owen J. Daniels discuss the challenges of regulating artificial intelligence (AI) during an election season, when lawmakers are more focused on politics than policy.

AI Regulation’s Champions Can Seize Common Ground—or Be Swept Aside

Lawfare
| August 27, 2024

In their Lawfare op-ed, Helen Toner and Zachary Arnold discuss the growing concerns and divisions within the AI community regarding the risks posed by artificial intelligence.

What Google’s Antitrust Defeat Means for AI

TIME
| August 29, 2024

In his op-ed in TIME, Jack Corrigan discusses the landmark antitrust ruling that officially named Google a monopoly, marking the first significant antitrust defeat for a major internet platform in over two decades.

Don’t Reinvent the Wheel to Govern AI

Council on Foreign Relations
| August 20, 2024

In their article featured in the Council of Foreign Relations, Jack Corrigan and Owen J. Daniels provide their expert analysis on the Chevron Doctrine Supreme Court decision and its implications for artificial intelligence (AI) governance.

Two programs suggest the Pentagon is getting better at buying technology

DefenseOne
| August 16, 2024

A CSET report was highlighted in an article by DefenseOne. The article discusses new findings suggesting that the Pentagon may have discovered how to quickly and cost-effectively acquire technology, particularly in the realm of AI-driven capabilities.

These AI firms publish the world’s most highly cited work

Nature
| August 1, 2024

Ngor Luong and Zachary Arnold provided their expert insights in an article published by Nature that discusses new data from PARAT, the Private-sector AI-Related Activity Tracker.