Publications

CSET produces evidence-driven analysis in a variety of forms, from informative graphics and translations to expert testimony and published reports. Our key areas of inquiry are the foundations of artificial intelligence — such as talent, data and computational power — as well as how AI can be used in cybersecurity and other national security settings. We also do research on the policy tools that can be used to shape AI’s development and use, and on biotechnology.

Annual Report

CSET at Five

Center for Security and Emerging Technology
| March 2024

In honor of CSET’s fifth birthday, this annual report is a look at CSET’s successes in 2023 and over the course of the past five years. It explores CSET’s different lines of research and cross-cutting projects, and spotlights some of its most impactful research products.

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Implementation Opinions on the Innovative Development of Pilot Testing in the Manufacturing Industry

April 11, 2024

Read our translation of a Chinese industrial policy directive that aims to speed up the process of getting manufacturing prototypes into commercial production.

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Notice on the Initiative to Launch Value Creation Benchmarking Against World-Class Enterprises

April 8, 2024

Read our translation of China's 2022 "Document 79" on state-run enterprise reform. U.S. media have reported that China strictly limited the dissemination of this document, which purportedly requires state firms to purge U.S. software. The publicly available version translated here has no such clause.

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Basic Safety Requirements for Generative Artificial Intelligence Services

April 4, 2024

Read our translation of a Chinese standard for generative AI that establishes very specific oversight processes that Chinese AI companies must adopt in regard to their model training data, model-generated content, and more.

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International Science and Technology Information Center: Introduction to the Center

April 3, 2024

Read our translation of the “About Us” page of the website of the International Science and Technology Information Center (ITIC), a government-run open-source S&T intelligence provider in Shenzhen, a tech hub in southern China.

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Ethics Guidelines for Brain-Computer Interface Research

March 11, 2024

Read our translation of guidelines, issued by a Chinese Communist Party commission, that offer non-binding principles for ethical conduct in brain-computer interface research.

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Chinese Academy of Sciences 2023 Budget

February 27, 2024

Read our translation of the 2023 budget for the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a state-run complex of research institutes and think tanks.

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Implementation Opinions of Seven Ministries Including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Promoting the Innovative Development of Future Industries

February 12, 2024

Read our translation of a Chinese government document that identifies “future industries” in six areas—manufacturing, IT, materials, energy, space, and health—as priorities for China’s industrial policy.

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Certain Measures of the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone Management Bureau to Support the High-Quality Development and High-Level Application of Artificial Intelligence

February 5, 2024

Read our translation of a regulation that describes various financial and policy incentives that Qianhai District in southern China’s Shenzhen City is taking to promote the growth of its AI industry.

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Translation Snapshot: Chinese AI White Papers

Ben Murphy
| November 29, 2023

Translation Snapshots are short posts that highlight related translations produced by CSET’s in-house translation team. Each snapshot identifies relevant translations, provides short summaries, and links to the full translations. Check back regularly for additional Translation Snapshots highlighting our work.

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CAST Announces its Major Scientific Questions, Engineering Technology Challenges, and Industrial Technology Questions for 2023 | CAST 25th Annual Conference

November 28, 2023

Read our translation of an announcement by a Chinese Communist Party-run association for scientists that names 28 questions as China’s outstanding S&T issues and challenges of 2023.