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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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CSET’s Cole McFaul was quoted in a segment aired by NPR’s All Things Considered. The segment discusses the U.S. government’s decision to revoke visas for certain Chinese students.

Does the President Want to Fix Harvard or Destroy It?

The Wall Street Journal
| May 27, 2025

A CSET report was highlighted in an article published by The Wall Street Journal. The article discusses Donald Trump’s escalating campaign against Harvard University, including efforts to cancel federal contracts, freeze grant funding, and bar the university from enrolling international students.

Newsweek profiled a CSET report on China's alternative approaches to developing artificial general intelligence.

Place-Based Innovation and Its National Security Implications

Council on Foreign Relations
| May 1, 2025

CSET's Jaret C. Riddick and Hayes Meredith provided their expert analysis in an op-ed published by the Council on Foreign Relations. In their piece, they discuss the critical role of place-based industrial innovation policy in maintaining U.S. economic competitiveness and national security amid intensifying global strategic competition.

Mia Hoffmann and Owen J. Daniels shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by Tech Policy Press. In their piece, they highlight the evolving role of the European Union in the global AI policy ecosystem and the potential consequences of its shifting stance on regulation.

A CSET report was highlighted in a Business Insider article discussing Russia’s struggles in the global AI race, with its flagship model, GigaChat MAX, trailing behind American and Chinese counterparts. Experts cite a lack of innovation, a weak private sector, and the war in Ukraine as major setbacks.

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.

In their op-ed in Newsweek, William Hannas and Huey-Meei Chang discussed the ongoing challenge of China’s technology acquisition and the complexities of U.S.-China collaboration in artificial intelligence (AI).

5 AI trends to watch in 2025

GZERO Media
| January 7, 2025

Mina Narayanan provided her expert insights in an article published by GZERO Media. The article discusses the evolving landscape of AI policy under the incoming administration and the key trends shaping AI regulation, national security, and U.S.-China competition in 2025.

Old Meets New in Online Influence

Tech Policy Press
| December 17, 2024

In his Tech Policy Press op-ed, Josh A. Goldstein discusses Meta's quarterly threat report, which highlights the discovery of five networks of fake accounts from Moldova, Iran, Lebanon, and two from India attempting to manipulate public debate.