Assessment

Congress Is Falling Behind on AI

The Messenger
| May 16, 2023

The Messenger published an article featuring insights from CSET's Mina Narayanan. The article delves into the growing concerns surrounding the regulation of artificial intelligence and the challenges Congress faces in developing rules for its use.

A CSET report was cited in an article published by GCN discussing Montana's proposed statewide ban on TikTok and other social media apps.

An AI reckoning coming in August

Politico
| May 4, 2023

CSET's Heather Frase was interviewed by Politico, and the discussion was published in their newsletter in a segment that discusses a plan by the U.S. government to conduct a public experiment at the DEFCON 31 hacking convention in August.

CSET's Heather Frase was quoted by the Associated Press in an article discussing the Biden administration's efforts to ensure the responsible development of AI.

Using A.I. in Everyday Life

The New York Times
| April 21, 2023

The New York Times' Morning Newsletter cited CSET's Helen Toner in a piece about the rise of artificial intelligence and how it could become a regular part of our everyday lives.

CSET’s Heather Frase was interviewed by The Financial Times in an article about OpenAI's red team and their mission to test and mitigate the risks of GPT-4.

CSET Senior Fellow Dr. Heather Frase discussed her research on effectively evaluating and assessing AI systems across a broad range of applications.

Lessons From the Ukraine-Russia War

Issues in Science and Technology
| Spring 2023

CSET’s Jaret C. Riddick and Cole McFaul shared their expert analysis in an article published by Issues in Science and Technology.

The case for slowing down AI

Vox
| March 20, 2023

CSET'S Helen Toner was recently cited in a Vox piece discussing the popular narrative of an AI arms race between the US and China.

Militaries seek to harness artificial intelligence for decision advantage. Yet AI systems introduce a new source of uncertainty in the likelihood of technical failures. Such failures could interact with strategic and human factors in ways that lead to miscalculation and escalation in a crisis or conflict. Harnessing AI effectively requires managing these risk trade-offs by reducing the likelihood, and containing the consequences of, AI failures.