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Dakota Cary

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Dakota Cary was a Research Analyst at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), where he worked on the CyberAI Project. Dakota focused his research on China’s efforts to develop its hacking capabilities. His reports examined AI and cybersecurity research at Chinese universities, PLA efforts to automate software vulnerability discovery, and new policies to improve China’s cybersecurity talent pipeline. He holds an MA from Georgetown’s Security Studies program with a concentration in technology and national security, and also completed a certificate in Asian Studies. Prior to beginning his master’s program, Dakota worked in North Carolina politics.

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