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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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New US research-security guidelines could help unify reporting requirements

Chemical and Engineering News
| January 13, 2022

Emily Weinstein spoke with Chemical and Engineering News to discuss the Office of Science and Technology Policy's recent guidelines to implement National Security Presidential Memorandum-33.

CSET Research Analyst Emily Weinstein joins the Lawfare podcast to discuss the Justice Department's China Initiative, and in particular the case of Dr. Charles Lieber.

CSET Director of Strategy Helen Toner weighs in on China's new provision banning media from using algorithms to generate fake news, disinformation, and deepfakes.

In an opinion piece for Brooking's Tech Stream Research Analyst Emily Weinstein breaks down China's technological innovation strategy in its competition with the United States.

China Matching Pentagon Spending on AI

National Defense Magazine
| January 6, 2022

The Chinese military has made extraordinary progress in procuring AI systems for combat and support functions according to a CSET's report "Harnessed Lightning."

A better China Initiative

Axios
| January 4, 2022

According to Axios China's newsletter, Emily Weinstein's opinion piece for Foreign Policy is the best analysis of the U.S. Department of Justice's China Initiative.

AI’s 6 Worst-Case Scenarios

IEEE Spectrum
| January 3, 2022

CSET's Helen Toner and Andrew Lohn spoke with IEEE Spectrum about the dangerous implications of AI-enabled systems.

U.S. vs. China Rivalry Boosts Tech—and Tensions

IEEE Spectrum
| December 28, 2021

According to a CSET report, China is actively keeping up with U.S. intelligentized warfare systems with the development of AI-based target recognition and automatic-weapon-firing research.

In an opinion piece for Foreign Policy, Research Analyst Emily Weinstein argues for the U.S. Department of Justice to clearly define its China Initiative mission.

CSET Research Fellow Margarita Konaev anticipates a shift in the U.S. military's modernization of major weapons systems and AI capabilities now that the U.S. is pivoting away from counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations in the Middle East.