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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.

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AI Safety and Automation Bias

Lauren Kahn, Emelia Probasco, and Ronnie Kinoshita
| November 2024

Automation bias is a critical issue for artificial intelligence deployment. It can cause otherwise knowledgeable users to make crucial and even obvious errors. Organizational, technical, and educational leaders can mitigate these biases through training, design, and processes. This paper explores automation bias and ways to mitigate it through three case studies: Tesla’s autopilot incidents, aviation incidents at Boeing and Airbus, and Army and Navy air defense incidents.

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Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Development of New-Style Research and Development Institutions

January 14, 2025

Read our translation of a Chinese government policy document that encourages the creation of “new-style R&D institutions,” which differ from traditional Chinese laboratories and research institutes in that they are not state-run and have additional sources of income besides government funding.

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Four Chinese Industry Associations Issue Statements Condemning U.S. Sanctions

December 17, 2024

Read our translation of statements issued by four Chinese industry associations condemning the December 2, 2024 U.S. sanctions against Chinese companies.

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National Standard of the People’s Republic of China: Cybersecurity Technology – Basic Safety Requirements for Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (Draft for Feedback)

December 5, 2024

Read our translation of a draft Chinese national standard addressing the safety and security of generative AI services.

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Ministry of Commerce Notice 2024 No. 46: Notice Concerning Strengthening Controls on Exports of Relevant Dual-Use Items to the United States

December 3, 2024

Read our translation of a notice from China’s Ministry of Commerce that bans the export of gallium, germanium, antimony, and superhard materials to the United States.

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Beijing Municipal Action Plan to Promote “AI+” (2024-2025)

September 13, 2024

Read our translation of a Beijing Municipal industrial policy that describes how the city government plans to integrate AI into a wide variety of industries in 2024 and 2025.

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Certain Measures of Guangdong Province for Empowering Thousands of Industries with Artificial Intelligence

September 6, 2024

Read our translation of a document that outlines the near-term AI industrial policy of Guangdong Province, a technologically advanced region in southern China.

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Interim Measures of Shanghai Municipality for the Administration of Disruptive Technology Innovation Projects

August 7, 2024

Read our translation of Interim Measures of Shanghai Municipality for the Administration of Disruptive Technology Innovation Projects.

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Xi Jinping: Speech at the Nationwide S&T Conference, National Science and Technology Awards Conference, and the Conference of Academicians of CAS and CAE (June 24, 2024)

July 3, 2024

Read our translation of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech at a major Chinese S&T conference in June 2024.

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Guidelines for the Construction of a Comprehensive Standardization System for the National Artificial Intelligence Industry (Draft for Feedback)

June 12, 2024

Read our translation of a draft Chinese government framework for a system of standards for AI.

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Research Report on Governance Modernization in the Digital Age: Practice and Prospects for the Application of Large Models in the Government Domain (2023)

June 11, 2024

Read our translation of a report by a Chinese state-run think tank that describes how the Chinese government and foreign governments are using large AI models.