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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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Sharp Eyes Surveillance Program Expands Dramatically

China Digital Times
| October 30, 2020

Dahlia Peterson's policy brief, "Designing Alternatives to China’s Repressive Surveillance State," was cited in a China Digital Times article. Read an excerpt from the article below.

CSET Senior Fellow Anna Puglisi spoke with Newsweek about China's influence efforts in the United States. The article highlights China's efforts ahead of U.S. elections and their longer-term plans.

How crowd forecasting can predict the future

Axios Future
| October 17, 2020

Axios Future previewed CSET's Issue Brief, "Future Indices," on using historical data and the wisdom of the crowd to predict future trends.

CSET Senior Fellow Melissa Flagg spoke with National Journal about the White House's National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies. Releasing a high-level document is wise, said Dr. Flagg, but doing so just before an election may lessen its effect.

How the next White House should handle AI

Axios
| September 23, 2020

Axios Future highlighted a series of one-pagers issued by CSET providing AI policy recommendations for the next presidential administration to consider and implement. The full piece from Axios can be found below.

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.

The U.S. Has AI Competition All Wrong

Foreign Affairs
| August 7, 2020

AI competition among nations comes down to a technical triad: data, algorithms and computing power. While the first two elements receive an enormous amount of policy attention, compute is often overlooked. CSET's Ben Buchanan explores its potential in Foreign Affairs.

AI will alter the nature of cybersecurity in unanticipated ways. CSET's CyberAI Director, Ben Buchanan, wrote a research agenda for understanding these changes, including “how AI & machine learning can be used to detect malicious code.”

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.

CyberLaw Podcast: Whaling at Scale

Steptoe & Johnson
| June 8, 2020

"Does machine learning get offensive actors anything they don't already have?" asks Ben Buchanan, Director of CSET's CyberAI program. He joined the CyberLaw podcast to discuss the impacts of AI on offensive and defensive cyber operations.