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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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Sending cutting-edge technology to the frontline of Ukraine is an opportunity for the United States to get operational experience and give Ukrainians newer and helpful capabilities on the battlefield according to CSET Margarita Konaev.

In a May CSET webinar, Emily Weinstein and Kevin Wolf propose an export control regime that could effectively keep sensitive technologies from being missed by authoritarian governments and reduce pressure on the U.S. to impose unilateral controls.

Biden’s War on Chinese Computer Chips Harms Americans

The National Interest
| June 12, 2022

A CSET study found that the United States currently builds fewer fabs than the rest of the world.

In an analysis of China's use of guidance funds, a CSET study found that guidance funds are poorly conceived and implemented, and that the mechanism as a whole is often inefficient.

Mission and Culture Will Drive AI Excellence at DOD, Top AI Leaders Say

Government CIO Media & Research
| June 7, 2022

The U.S. Department of Defense's bureaucratic structure could impede a robust AI culture according to CSET's Margarita Konaev.

In an opinion piece for The National Interest, Research Analyst Dahlia Peterson argues why the United States and its allies should levy Magnitsky sanctions on Chinese AI surveillance giant Hikvision for its role in Xinjiang.

CSET's translation and analysis of China's "Science and Technology Daily" newspaper reveals China's "chokepoints."

The Navy Must Learn to Hide from Algorithms

U.S. Naval Institute
| May 2022

Looking at adversarial military AI systems, a CSET study found that the People's Liberation Army spends more than $1.6 billion each year on AI-related systems and equipment.

Drawing from her CSET report, Research Analyst Ngor Luong explains what guidance funds are and how they fit into China's efforts to gain an edge in emerging technology. 

In his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee CSET Director Dewey Murdick recommends how the U.S. can stay ahead of China in the emerging technology race.