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CSET’s Emelia Probasco shared her expert insight in an article published by The Hill. The article examines growing tensions between Anthropic and the Pentagon over how its AI model, Claude, can be deployed in military operations, following questions about its potential use in a U.S. raid in Venezuela.

CSET’s Emelia Probasco shared her expert insight in an article published by DefenseScoop. The article examines the Pentagon’s dispute with Anthropic over ethical guardrails on the military’s use of generative AI models.

CSET’s Emelia Probasco shared her expert perspective in an article published by The New York Times. The article examines rising tensions between the United States Department of Defense and Anthropic over how artificial intelligence should be used on classified military systems, highlighting disagreements about safeguards and battlefield deployment.

CSET’s Helen Toner was featured on CNN News Central, where she discussed the accelerating global AI race and the challenges it poses. She explored China’s rapid advancement in AI, the shift from chatbots to autonomous AI agents capable of performing complex tasks, and the growing use of AI to develop AI itself.

China’s Military AI Wish List

Emelia Probasco, Sam Bresnick, and Cole McFaul
| February 2026

This report examines thousands of Chinese-language open-source requests for proposal (RFPs) published by the People’s Liberation Army between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2024. The RFPs the authors reviewed offer insights into the PLA’s priorities and ambitions for AI-enabled military technologies associated with C5ISRT: command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting.

CSET’s Sam Bresnick shared his expert perspective in an article published by The Wall Street Journal. The article examines China’s military use of AI to develop autonomous drone and robot swarms, drawing inspiration from animal behavior to improve offensive and defensive capabilities.

CSET’s Emelia Probasco shared her expert perspective in an interview published by Fox News. She discusses the Defense Department’s rollout of a secure AI chatbot platform and its role in helping personnel gain experience using the technology in a secure environment.

CSET submitted the following response to the White House Office of Science and Technology in support of its "Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise initiative.

China’s Space Progress Report

Kathleen Curlee
| December 5, 2025

How far has Beijing advanced on the goals set in its 2021 Space Perspective? Drawing from open-source evidence, this analysis tracks progress across seven mission areas. The findings reveal steady, wide-ranging advances toward 2027 objectives, with one major shortfall: persistent challenges in debris mitigation.

The Enduring Dangers of Anti-Satellite Weapons and Space Debris

The National Interest
| November 14, 2025

Kathleen Curlee and Lauren Kahn shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by The National Interest. In their piece, they examine the enduring dangers posed by anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons and the long-term risks that space debris presents to satellites, astronauts, and the global space economy.