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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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Nationwide expansion of semiconductor manufacturing facilities could create as many as 27,000 jobs in the semiconductor industry according to a CSET report.

In his testimony before the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation, Senior Fellow Andrew Lohn discussed the application of AI systems in cybersecurity and AI’s vulnerabilities.

Research Analyst Will Hunt recommends allocating at least $23 billion of the $37 billion manufacturing incentives in the CHIPS Act for leading-node logic chips if the U.S. wants to produce advanced technological military equipment.

In his testimony before the Senate Armed Forces Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Senior Fellow Andrew Lohn touched on AI's capabilities within cybersecurity offensive and defensive operations.

According to Research Analyst Will Hunt, leading node chips are necessary if the United States wants to maintain its technological military edge.

CSET's Anna Puglisi discussed the Chinese government's means to acquire tech and trade secrets within the semiconductor industry after Dutch semiconductor manufacturer ASML accused Beijing firms Dongfang Jingyuan Electron Ltd. and Xtal Inc. for IP theft.

Senior Fellow Andrew Lohn weighs in on Microsoft's significant decision to provide limited access to preview its OpenAI service.

In an opinion piece for The Hill, Research Analyst Will Hunt and CSET Alum Remco Zwetsloot argue that funding from the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act and the America COMPETE Act isn't the only resource needed to bolster U.S. supply chains. The U.S. is in need of STEM talent to compete.

A CSET study estimates growth in semiconductor manufacturing employment by 19 percent from CHIPS Act incentives.

At a hearing before the House Science Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight and Subcommittee on Research and Technology explained the vulnerabilities of open-source software.