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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · Mar 17

✨ NEW: How can the U.S. stay ahead in AI?

OSTP called for input on developing an “AI Action Plan.” Our response outlines the steps the U.S. should take to:

1️⃣Secure and advance its AI leadership
2️⃣Navigate competition with China
3️⃣Realize AI’s benefits and avoid its risks

CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 2d

It’s not too late to sign up and hear from Rep. Moolenaar and others discussing China’s military modernization. Featuring commentary from @sambresnick.bsky.social , @colemcfaul.bsky.social , @hlntnr.bsky.social, & @emmyprobasco.bsky.social!

Join us virtually:

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: China’s AI Leap: Defense and Innovation Ecosystem. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Please join the Center for Security and Emerging Technology on Tuesday, October 7th, for a conference on China’s military modernization and AI ecosystem. The event will feature insights from leading e...

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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 2d

The U.S.–Gulf AI partnerships mark a new phase of compute-enabled diplomacy. Geopolitically, these deals help displace Chinese digital infrastructure from critical systems.

Read more by CSET Non-Resident Senior Fellow @pablochavez.bsky.social 👀 👇

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U.S. AI Statecraft | Center for Security and Emerging Technology

Recent U.S.-Gulf AI partnerships represent billions of dollars in strategic technology deals, but they raise critical questions about governance, oversight, and long-term influence. This analysis exam...

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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 5d

Deploying AI agents creates security challenges that traditional approaches can’t handle. In a new CSET blog post, Kendrea Beers and Cody Rushing explain AI control and how to get useful work out of AI agents even when they misbehave.
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AI Control: How to Make Use of Misbehaving AI Agents | Center for Security and Emerging Technology

As AI agents become more autonomous and capable, organizations need new approaches to deploy them safely at scale. This explainer introduces the rapidly growing field of AI control, which offers pract...

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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 6d

⭐️New Report⭐️

The United States’ recent AI partnerships with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia represent a significant new chapter in U.S. geopolitical and economic statecraft.

Our new report by Non-Resident Senior Fellow @pablochavez.bsky.social ⬇

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U.S. AI Statecraft | Center for Security and Emerging Technology

Recent U.S.-Gulf AI partnerships represent billions of dollars in strategic technology deals, but they raise critical questions about governance, oversight, and long-term influence. This analysis exam...

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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 8d

We are thrilled to welcome @cara-lapointe.bsky.social as our new Director of Analysis! Cara joins us following 20+ years of civilian and uniformed service with the Navy. We look forward to her leadership as we continue to deliver policy-relevant emerging technology analysis!

CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 9d

Pressure to adopt AI is rising, but fragmented guidance risks uneven safety and security practices. CSET’s harmonized framework charts a path forward: streamlined, validated, and developed for straightforward use.

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Harmonizing AI Guidance: Distilling Voluntary Standards and Best Practices into a Unified Framework | Center for Security and Emerging Technology

Organizations looking to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) systems face the challenge of deciphering a myriad of voluntary standards and best practices—requiring time, resources, and expertise that m...

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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 13d

✨New Report✨

AI guidance is scattered, technical, and often inaccessible. Deciphering the myriad of recommended practices can be overwhelming. We created a harmonized framework—so organizations don’t have to untangle 7,000+ recommendations.

Read more:
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Harmonizing AI Guidance: Distilling Voluntary Standards and Best Practices into a Unified Framework | Center for Security and Emerging Technology

Organizations looking to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) systems face the challenge of deciphering a myriad of voluntary standards and best practices—requiring time, resources, and expertise that m...

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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 16d

Find out more and register here:

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China’s AI Leap | Center for Security and Emerging Technology

Please join the Center for Security and Emerging Technology on Tuesday, October 7th, for a conference on China’s military modernization and AI ecosystem. The event will feature insights from leading e...

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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 16d

You’re invited!

Join us on October 7 for an afternoon discussion on China’s military-civil fusion. Hear from House China Committee Chairman Congressman John Moolenaar and others as we dive deep on China’s efforts to build and acquire AI.

CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 21d

In this month’s newsletter, @alexfriedland.bsky.social wrapped up all the latest AI & policy news:

1️⃣ Beijing blocks Nvidia orders in China
2️⃣ The U.S. takes a 10% stake in Intel
3️⃣ OpenAI & Anthropic clear expensive hurdles
4️⃣ @CommerceGov voids $7.4B grant

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Beijing blocks Nvidia sales in vote of confidence for Chinese chipmakers, the White House strikes a deal for 10 percent of Intel, and Commerce voids a $7.4B CHIPS Act grant | Center for Security and E...

Plus: Google avoids breakup in its antitrust case, OpenAI gets closer to long-awaited governance change, and Anthropic settles its training lawsuit for $3000 per book

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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 22d

Listen for Helen’s insights on AI as an improv actor:
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Trapped in a ChatGPT Spiral

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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 22d

How can a conversation with AI go wrong? @nytimes.com cites @hlntnr.bsky.social discussing AI as an “improvisational actor” and its unintended consequences.

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Mia Hoffmann @miahoffmann.bsky.social · 27d

🤖✨ New report with @partnershipai.bsky.social!
AI agents pose new risks. Monitoring is essential to ensure effective oversight and intervention when needed. Our paper presents a framework for real-time failure detection that takes into account stakes, reversibility and affordances of agent actions.

CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 29d

A new CSET report finds that the PLA is sourcing AI-related goods and services from an emerging class of suppliers.

State-owned enterprises continue to lead, but nontraditional vendors and research institutions are also prominent dual-use suppliers. cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...

Pulling Back the Curtain on China’s Military-Civil Fusion | Center for Security and Emerging Technology

China’s efforts to develop AI-related military capabilities have garnered significant interest in the United States. Drawing on 2,857 AI-related defense contract award notices published between Januar...

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Sam Bresnick @sambresnick.bsky.social · Sep 3

1/ 🚨 In a new @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social report, Cole Mcfaul, Daniel Chou, and I examine the inner workings of China’s military-civil fusion strategy and AI defense industrial base. Here’s what we found 🧵

CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · Sep 3

✨New Report✨

CSET's @colemcfaul.bsky.social, @sambresnick.bsky.social , and Daniel Chou analyze 2,857 AI-related PRC defense contracts.

They find that the PLA is sourcing from a new class of suppliers, including nontraditional vendors and research institutions.
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Pulling Back the Curtain on China’s Military-Civil Fusion | Center for Security and Emerging Technology

China’s efforts to develop AI-related military capabilities have garnered significant interest in the United States. Drawing on 2,857 AI-related defense contract award notices published between Januar...

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Matthias Oschinski @belongnomics.com · Aug 30

An interesting contribution to the current debate on the likely impact of AI on entry level jobs. In a nutshell: the jury is still out. open.substack.com/pub/noahpini...

AI and jobs, again

Some top economists claim AI is now destroying jobs for a subset of Americans. Are they right?

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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · Aug 29

CSET is hiring! Be sure to apply by Tuesday!

Join our data team as a Data Research Analyst to contribute to data-driven research products and policy analysis at the forefront of national security and tech policy.
cset.georgetown.edu/job/data-res...

Data Research Analyst | Center for Security and Emerging Technology

We are currently seeking capable data storytellers, analyzers, and visualizers to serve as Data Research Analysts.

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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · Aug 26

Named by TIME as one of the 100 most influential people in AI in 2024, Helen is well-positioned to lead CSET in our next chapter.

Read more on our website: cset.georgetown.edu/article/gett...

Getting to know CSET's Interim Executive Director Helen Toner | Center for Security and Emerging Technology

Helen Toner, incoming Interim Executive Director for CSET, shares the insights and experiences she is excited to bring to her new role and her vision for the organization’s future.

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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · Aug 26

On September 2, CSET Executive Director @deweyam.bsky.social will be taking on a new role with Georgetown's Academic Innovation Network. We are delighted to share that @hlntnr.bsky.social has been appointed Interim Executive Director!

Helen Toner named Interim Executive Director of CSET

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Matthias Oschinski @belongnomics.com · Aug 24

Automation doesn’t just cut jobs—it shifts who captures value. Autor & Thompson show: automate the easy tasks → fewer roles, higher pay; automate the expert tasks → more entrants, lower wages: mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-t...

A new look at how automation changes the value of labor | MIT Sloan

Automation replaces experts in some occupations while augmenting expertise in others, according to a new MIT study.

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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · Aug 21

✨ New Translation Snapshot ✨

As the sun sets on China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), the question arises: Where is Chinese tech policy going in 2026?

CSET’s translations of several 14th Five-Year Plan spinoff and follow-up plans provide clues: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...

Translation Snapshot: 14th Five-Year Plan Spinoffs | Center for Security and Emerging Technology

Translation Snapshots are short posts that highlight related translations produced by CSET’s in-house translation team. Each snapshot identifies relevant translations, provides short summaries, and li...

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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · Aug 7

📊New Data Snapshot

NIH funding helps fuel innovation directly — resulting in 84,000 U.S. patents — but its impact is felt much more broadly.

Almost half of all research areas in the global patent landscape contain NIH-funded research. cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...

The NIH's Impact on Research and Innovation | Center for Security and Emerging Technology

Data Snapshots are informative descriptions and quick analyses that dig into CSET’s unique data resources. This three-part series introduces CSET’s patent clusters, which connect related patents throu...

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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · Aug 4

📢 CSET is hiring!

We’re looking for a Data Research Analyst to produce data-driven research products and policy analysis as a member of CSET’s data team!

Interested or know someone who would be? Learn more and apply by September 2 👇 cset.georgetown.edu/job/data-res...

Data Research Analyst | Center for Security and Emerging Technology

We are currently seeking capable data storytellers, analyzers, and visualizers to serve as Data Research Analysts.

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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · Aug 4

🤖New CSET Blog

How is AI starting to impact the software vulnerability lifecycle?

@chrisrohlf.bsky.social breaks down the automation of the discovery, patching, and exploitation phases. cset.georgetown.edu/article/ai-a...

AI and the Software Vulnerability Lifecycle | Center for Security and Emerging Technology

AI has the potential to transform cybersecurity through automation of vulnerability discovery, patching, and exploitation. Integrating these models with traditional software security tools allows engi...

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