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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 Helen Toner shared her expert insights in an article published by Foreign Policy. The article explores the impact of renewed U.S. export restrictions on Nvidia and the broader implications for U.S.-China competition in artificial intelligence (AI). Nvidia announced it expects a $5.5 billion financial hit due to new licensing requirements for selling its H20 chips to China.

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.

DeepSeek’s release of an open-weight frontier AI model

International Institute for Strategic Studies
| April 22, 2025

John Bansemer and Kyle Miller shared their expert analysis in a report published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. In their piece, they highlight the release of DeepSeek’s open-weight AI model “R1” in January 2025 and its major impact on global AI competition, especially between China and the United States.

America Must Rebuild Its Physical Economy

The National Interest
| April 10, 2025

Sam Bresnick and Jack Corrigan shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by The National Interest. In their piece, they discussed the need for the United States to rebalance its economy by better integrating software and hardware to compete with China and boost growth.

Inside the fight to shape Trump’s AI policy

GZERO Media
| March 18, 2025

CSET’s Cole McFaul was quoted in an article published by GZERO Media. The article discusses the Trump administration’s forthcoming AI Action Plan, which is expected to shape U.S. policy on artificial intelligence through the remainder of the term.

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.

CSET's Zachary Arnold and Jacob Feldgoise shared their expert insights in an article published by Nature. The article explores China's increasing presence in basic research on future computing hardware, which could influence the global landscape of high-performance microchip design and production.

In their op-ed by the HBCU Digest, Jaret C. Riddick and Brendan Oliss discuss the new data demonstrating the expanding research capacity of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

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.