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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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Part 1 of CSET's "AI and the Future of Disinformation Campaigns" examines how artificial intelligence and machine learning can influence disinformation campaigns.

In an opinion piece for The Diplomat, Ellen Lu and CSET's Ryan Fedasiuk examine whether China's new data regulations will hamper AI ambitions.

China’s SenseTime Postpones IPO After U.S. Blacklisting

Wall Street Journal
| December 13, 2021

A CSET report found that China's People's Liberation Army spends at least $1.6 billion each year on AI-related systems and equipment.

Help Wanted

The Wire China
| December 12, 2021

According to a CSET report, China has graduated more STEM PhD students than the United States since the mid-2000s and is set to graduate twice as many by 2025.

Soon, the Hackers Won’t Be Human

Foreign Affairs
| December 10, 2021

In an opinion piece for Foreign Affairs, CyberAI Director John Bansemer unpacks how AI can be leveraged for cyberattacks, while also bolstering cyber defense.

CSET's Anna Puglisi offers her analysis on China's use of state-sponsored espionage for science and technology development.

Findings from CSET's report "AI and the Future of Disinformation Campaigns, Part 1: The RICHDATA Framework" offers insight into the use of AI and machine learning to amplify disinformation campaigns.

In an opinion piece for Foreign Policy, research analysts Ryan Fedasiuk and Emily Weinstein lay out key resources at the heart of the U.S.-China competition.

CSET Senior Fellow Anna Puglisi discusses China's efforts to stifle free speech among its citizens abroad, including university students in the United States.

CSET Senior Fellow Anna Puglisi discusses the implications of the U.S. Department of Justice's China Initiative and the intensified scrutiny of Chinese academic researchers at U.S. universities.