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Skating to Where the Puck Is Going

Helen Toner Jessica Ji John Bansemer Lucy Lim

| October 2023

AI capabilities are evolving quickly and pose novel—and likely significant—risks. In these rapidly changing conditions, how can policymakers effectively anticipate and manage risks from the most advanced and capable AI systems at the frontier of the field? This Roundtable Report summarizes some of the key themes and conclusions of a...

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Techniques to Make Large Language Models Smaller: An Explainer

Kyle Miller Andrew Lohn

| October 11, 2023

This explainer overviews techniques to produce smaller and more efficient language models that require fewer resources to develop and operate. Importantly, information on how to leverage these techniques, and many of the subsequent small models, are openly available online for anyone to use. The combination of both small (i.e., easy...

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Onboard AI: Constraints and Limitations

Kyle Miller Andrew Lohn

| August 2023

Artificial intelligence that makes news headlines, such as ChatGPT, typically runs in well-maintained data centers with an abundant supply of compute and power. However, these resources are more limited on many systems in the real world, such as drones, satellites, or ground vehicles. As a result, the AI that can...

Breaking Down the Biden AI EO: Ensuring Safe and Secure AI

Tessa Baker

| November 15, 2023

There’s a lot to digest in the October 30 White House’s AI Executive Order. Our tracker is a useful starting point to identify key provisions and monitor the government’s progress against specific milestones, but grappling with the substance is an entirely different matter. This blog post, focusing on Section...

The Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI: Decoding Biden’s AI Policy Roadmap

Tessa Baker

| November 7, 2023

On October 30, 2023, the Biden administration released its long-awaited Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. CSET has broken down the EO, focusing on specific government deliverables. Our EO Provision and Timeline tracker lists which agencies are responsible for actioning EO provisions and...

What Does AI Red-Teaming Actually Mean?

Jessica Ji

| October 24, 2023

“AI red-teaming” is currently a hot topic, but what does it actually mean? This blog post explains the term’s cybersecurity origins, why AI red-teaming should incorporate cybersecurity practices, and how its evolving definition and sometimes inconsistent usage can be misleading for policymakers interested in exploring testing requirements for AI systems.

John Bansemer

Director of the CyberAI Project and Senior Fellow

Ali Crawford

Research Analyst

Andrew Lohn

Executive Office of the President, National Security Council Staff

Jenny Jun

Research Fellow

Jessica Ji

Research Analyst

Josh A. Goldstein

Research Fellow

Kyle Miller

Research Analyst

Maggie Wu

Data Research Analyst

In a KCBS Radio segment that explores the rapid rise of AI and its potential impact on the 2024 election, CSET's Josh Goldstein provides his expert insights.

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