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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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Citing a CSET report on AI talent, this articles makes the case that blocking Chinese talent will ultimately hinder American competitiveness. 

How to use the next stimulus to counter China

The Washington Post
| May 11, 2020

In order to maintain the democratic advantage in chip production, the United States must work with allies and partners to limit China's access to advanced semiconductor manufacturing. This op-ed cites a recent CSET report by Saif M. Khan and Carrick Flynn on state-of-the-art semiconductor fabs.

According to a recent CSET report by Saif M. Khan, if the United States, Japan, and the Netherlands "deny access to this specialized equipment, China would find it nearly impossible to develop or maintain advanced chip factories for the foreseeable future.”

"Technology is fundamental to cyber operations on offense and defense," said CSET's Ben Buchanan on the question of AI and cybersecurity. "The reason why AI is important is that there’s just so much data that you need a machine to be able to do the first pass through the data [during offensive and defensive operations]."

Sony chief: Mobility is the next megatrend

Financial Times
| May 6, 2020

The FT’s Tech Scroll Asia covers a report by CSET’s Saif Khan and Carrick Flynn detailing China’s dependence on the United States for specialized AI chip manufacturing equipment.

In the battlefield, unmanned systems can “go wrong because the technical challenges are significant, especially for ground operations,” warns CSET Research Fellow Rita Konaev.

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.

GPT-2 Kickstarted the Conversation About Publication Norms in the AI Research Community

The Shanghai Institute for Science of Science
| May 1, 2020

CSET's Helen Toner highlights OpenAI's delayed release of GPT-2 and the increased attention it brought to publication norms in the AI research community in 2019. This piece was featured in In the Shanghai Institute for Science of Science's "AI Governance in 2019" report.

Is Russia’s new facial recognition system as effective as promised? CSET’s Rita Konaev cautions that applying the technology in real-world conditions and on a broad scale could lead to a drop in accuracy.

Global China’s advanced technology ambitions

Brookings Institution
| April 28, 2020

CSET's Saif M. Khan and Remco Zwetsloot joined the Brookings Cafeteria podcast to weigh in on the tech competition between the United States and China.