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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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ChinaTalk: Export Controls for AI

Lawfare
| November 8, 2022

Emily Weinstein and Tim Hwang discuss decoupling from China in AI.

Biden’s War on Chinese Computer Chips Harms Americans

The National Interest
| June 12, 2022

A CSET study found that the United States currently builds fewer fabs than the rest of the world.

The next microchip crisis will be bigger

Axios
| January 31, 2022

CSET Research Analyst Will Hunt shares his thoughts on the global chip shortage.

As U.S. officials reportedly weigh instituting export controls targeting Russian industry, CSET Research Analyst Will Hunt discusses the implications of potential curbs on semiconductor exports on Russia's strategic technology ambitions.

Specifying Objectives is Key to AI Safety

EE Times
| December 1, 2021

A new CSET report by Tim Rudner and Helen Toner introduces specification in machine learning as a key element in greater AI safety.

Forbes highlights CSET's report, "China's Progress in Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment," in a discussion of U.S. leverage over the semiconductor supply chain.

CSET's Will Hunt spoke with Ars Technica over the continuous demand for semiconductors and supply chain disruptions.

Does AI Present a New Attack Surface for Adversaries?

Air Force Magazine
| September 29, 2021

CSET's machine learning primer "Hacking AI" illustrates how hackers can access AI systems and argues for policymakers to build a robust and transparent AI for military systems.

Jack Corrigan and Melissa Flagg's latest CSET policy brief offers recommendations for the U.S. Department of Defense to effectively integrate innovative technology.

CSET Research Analyst Will Hunt calls for the U.S. government to invest in domestic fabrication for chip manufacturing as a result of the current ship shortage.