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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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CSET Founding Director Jason Matheny testified before the House Budget Committee on preparing for the potential effects of artificial intelligence on the U.S. economy. Read about VentureBeat's coverage of the hearing below.

Washington moves to mimic Beijing on tech subsidies

National Journal
| June 14, 2020

CSET Director of Strategy Helen Toner weighs in on the U.S. government's growing interest in direct investments to support continued technology innovation.

Pete Buttigieg: China wants four more years of Trump

The Washington Post
| May 1, 2020

In this op-ed, former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg cites CSET research by Remco Zwetsloot on China's tech talent and a report by Zach Arnold and Ashwin Acharya on China's AI R&D.

When it comes to blacklisting Chinese AI companies engaged in human rights violations, “the US is on strong moral ground,” says Helen Toner, CSET’s Director of Strategy.

CSET’s Helen Toner, Lorand Laskai and Jeff Ding contributed to a special report by DigiChina, a joint Stanford University and New America project.

When it comes to U.S. efforts to link Chinese human rights violations and trade, China will likely act as though “what’s going on is the U.S. trying to quash their successful companies,” said Helen Toner, CSET’s Director of Strategy.

China Brings Out the Big Guns for National Day

The Wall Street Journal
| October 1, 2019

China’s recent military parade “illustrates the PLA’s embrace of unmanned operations as critical elements of future combat across all domains of warfare,” said CSET Nonresident Research Fellow Elsa Kania.

China’s Access to Foreign AI Technology

The Cipher Brief
| September 25, 2019

CSET’s lead analyst, William Hannas, spoke to The Cipher Brief about his new report, China’s Access to Foreign AI Technology. “There is no sustained effort within the U.S. government to combat China’s predations because the problem is misconstrued as one of pure espionage,” he said.

AI Talent Policy with Remco Zwetsloot

ChinAI
| September 24, 2019

CSET Nonresident Research Fellow Jeff Ding launched his new podcast, ChinaAI Pod, with an inaugural episode featuring CSET Research Fellow Remco Zwetsloot. “The key thing that draws talent to and keeps talent in the U.S.,” said Zwetsloot, “is the robustness of its AI ecosystem.”

China’s technology transfer programs are broad, deeply rooted and calculated to support the country’s development of artificial intelligence, providing China early insight and access to foreign technical innovations.