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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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Russia’s AI industry faces collapse

Politico
| March 8, 2022

Margarita Konaev discussed Russia's stalled AI progress as a result of new technology sanctions and brain drain.

How China built a one-of-a-kind cyber-espionage behemoth to last

MIT Technology Review
| February 28, 2022

Dakota Cary's testimony before the U.S.-China Commission caught the attention of MIT Technology Review for his findings and recommendations on countering China's hacking capabilities.

The US government is ending the China Initiative. Now what?

MIT Technology Review
| February 23, 2022

Research Analyst Emily Weinstein discusses the end of the U.S. Department of Justice's China Initiative and its after-effects for academia.

The Surveillance Stake

The Wire China
| February 20, 2022

Emily Weinstein comments on the use of a Chinese surveillance system and its connection to American financial backing.

How China is using AI for warfare

Analytics India Magazine
| February 21, 2022

CSET's "Harnessed Lightning" outlined China's prioritization of AI's usage for military applications.

In his testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Research Analyst Dakota Cary outlines China's cyberespionage capabilities.

Research Fellow Diana Gehlhaus calls for coordination across the DOD to cultivating talent who can advance the use of AI in an opinion piece for Defense One.

The AI Race with the PRC & What is to be Done?

The John Batchelor Show
| February 15, 2022

CSET Research Analyst Ryan Fedasiuk joined the John Batchelor Show "Eye on the World" to discuss China's use of AI and his key findings from "Harnessed Lightning."

Robot Hacking Games

IEEE Security & Privacy
| February 10, 2022

Research Analyst Dakota Cary’s report on China’s Robot Hacking Games and how these competitions explore the future of cybersecurity attacks and defense.

A report by the Peking University Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS) concluded that China will be worse off than the United States from a tech decoupling. CSET's Emily Weinstein discusses why the report was suddenly removed.