🇪🇺New Blog Post🇪🇺
The European Union’s
#AI
Act comes into force today!
Learn about its key provisions, governance structure, and what lies ahead in our new blog post by CSET Research Fellow
@mia_hoffmann_
👀⬇️
CSET congratulates Founding Director Jason Matheny on his new roles in the Biden administration: Deputy Assistant to the President for Technology and National Security, Deputy Director for National Security at
@WHOSTP
and Coordinator for Technology and National Security at
@WHNSC
📣 News Release! 📣
CSET is happy to announce an increase in grant funding, bringing our total funds to more than $100 million, to continue our work at the intersection of emerging tech and security.
Beijing’s push for chip dominance has indeed yielded some success in recent years; however, due to lack of access to critical intangible expertise, China is likely to remain behind the United States in this supply chain. CSET's
@emily_sw1
via
@lseideas
:
A Ukrainian news outlet’s website and live broadcast were reportedly hacked and used to promote a
#deepfake
of President Zelenskyy. CSET researchers have been studying the threat of deepfakes for years. Check out this 🧵 for more.
77% of international STEM PhDs who graduated between 2000 and 2015 still lived in the U.S. in 2017. The stay rate for Chinese and Indian nationals was even higher. For more, check out this new brief from
@_jackcorrigan
, James Dunham, and
@r_zwetsloot
:
Thanks to a grant from the
@Hewlett_Found
, we're launching a new Cybersecurity & AI project,
#CyberAI
. CSET's
@BuchananBen
will lead a team exploring the effects of automation on cyber offense and defense. Learn more here:
As reported earlier today, the Biden administration plans to release an executive order restricting 🇺🇸 private-equity & venture-capital investments in some 🇨🇳 tech companies.
Our report takes a close look at U.S. investment into China's
#AI
ecosystem ⬇️
🎉New Report🎉
China is attempting to achieve AI ascendancy by 2030 through so-called “general artificial intelligence.” A new CSET report details the institutions, personalities, and technologies involved in China’s push.
Policymakers are more aware of, and concerned about, Chinese talent programs, but the details of these initiatives remain foggy. CSET’s new data visualization provides a clearer view of more than 40 active and dormant Chinese talent programs. See more:
CSET is seeking forecasters for Foretell, a pilot crowd forecasting project.
@CSETForetell
aims to channel the wisdom of the crowd and big-data analytics toward the question: what will the tech-security landscape look like in 2025?
🎂2022 Progress Report 🎂
It’s our third birthday — come see what we’ve been up to! Our new progress report highlights the things we're proudest of from our first three years: our research, our impact, and our distinguished alumni. Take a look!
🎉New Report🎉
New research from CSET tests GPT-3 for its disinformation generating abilities.
How will the disinformation operators of the future use the massive language models that are powering today’s AI breakthroughs? Read the report to find out:
China’s advanced
#AI
program seeks to eliminate the distinction between human and artificial intelligence. The goal can be understood metaphorically but is also intended literally in the case of brain-computer interfaces aimed at cognitive augmentation.
We’re very happy to announce that Dewey Murdick has been appointed the new director of CSET!
Dewey has been with CSET from the very beginning, first as our director of data science, and then as our interim director. Congratulations,
@DeweyAM
, on a very well-deserved appointment!
⚡New CSET Report⚡️
@RyanFedasiuk
, Jennifer Melot and Ben Murphy shine a light on the Chinese military's plan to wield AI for battlefield advantage—by analyzing 66,000 of its purchase records:
LIVE before the
@USCC_GOV
, CSET’s
@emily_sw1
proposed the creation of a new export control regime to address long-term challenges, specifically from China.
A sustained talent shortage could undermine U.S. strength in
#artificialintelligence
; current immigration policies would only make it worse. Read our recommendations for bolstering U.S. leadership in
#AI
research and practice.
36 pages. A dozen sections. Hundreds of subsections. You’re not the only one overwhelmed by
@WhiteHouse
’s AI executive order.
That’s why we created some tools to track key info:
👉Who’s responsible for what
👉The deadlines they need to hit
Out now: Our new road map for how the U.S. and like-minded countries can collaborate on artificial intelligence as China, Russia, and other authoritarian powers seek to achieve strategic advantage through
#AI
.
Available starting today: Our new user interface lets you explore research clusters in CSET’s Map of Science. It puts the landscape of scientific research at your fingertips. Have a look:
The new 2023 AI Index from
@StanfordHAI
covers trends in R&D, the economy, education, ethics, policy + more.
We collaborated with
@StanfordHAI
to ground the conversation in data — check out their analysis of trends in AI R&D using CSET data and methods:
🇷🇺 New Issue Brief 🇨🇳
Are China + Russia delivering on their promise to foster joint R&D and commercialization of AI-related tech? Our new brief dives into the AI publications & investment data to separate grand ambitions from the reality on the ground.
🚨 New CSET Project 🚨
We’re launching our Emerging Technology Observatory! The ETO’s goal is to build tools and datasets that make it easier to understand and track global trends in research and innovation. See here for details:
A key provision to bring foreign STEM talent to the 🇺🇸was dropped in the final CHIPS and Science Act. Yet to staff new fabs, CSET's
@will_v_hunt
estimates a need for 3,500 high-skilled foreign workers. Via
@eliotcxchen
's
@thewirechina
.
🎉New Issue Brief 🎉
While there’s a strong push to work together, multinational collaboration on
#AI
is no easy task. New research by CSET’s
@RitaKonaev
&
@HsjChahal
shows that AI-enabled military logistics is a good place to start. Read the report here:
We are pleased to announce that Foretell — the crowd forecasting project piloted by CSET in 2020 — is now part of a larger forecasting program to support U.S. government policy decisions called INFER, which will be run by
@umdARLIS
and
@cultivatelabs
.
🖥️New interactive tracker🖥️
Identifying
#AI
companies helps illustrate the size & scope of the AI industry and the latest workforce & talent needs. PARAT, CSET's new AI-related activity tracker, is an interactive tool to inform analyses of these trends:
✨New Report✨
AI systems are being rapidly deployed, but many have vulnerabilities that are hard to study + mitigate. In our report produced w/
@StanfordCyber
, 17 coauthors from policy research, law, industry + government propose steps to reduce risks:
Curious about the latest key trends in AI? We partnered with
@StanfordHAI
for this year's AI Index to provide the latest and most comprehensive global data and insights about AI.
#AIIndex2022
is coming March 16th.
A robust military AI industry is emerging in China, spanning Chinese Academy of Sciences research institutes, military factories, universities, private enterprises, state-owned enterprises, and their subsidiaries.
Read more in CSET's newest report:
🎉🎉🎉 I’m delighted to introduce the Emerging Technology Observatory -
@CSETGeorgetown
’s latest effort to bring data-driven insight to critical decisions in emerging technology: (🧵).
TOMORROW @ 11:20 AM ET CSET’s
@emily_sw1
will testify before the
@USCC_GOV
alongside
@SheenaGreitens
,
@BonnieGlaser
, and Edward Fishman on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine & implications for integrated deterrence in the Taiwan Strait. To be live-streamed here:
🎙️Upcoming Twitter Space🎙️
On Wednesday at 10:30 ET (16:30 in Brussels) CSET &
@USNATO
will co-host a Twitter Spaces conversation on “The Challenges of China’s Tech Advances to Transatlantic Security,” featuring CSET’s
@emily_sw1
&
@LynneWeil
.
📣News Release 📣
We are ending the year on a high note: thanks to a new $250,000 grant from the
@PJMFnd
, CSET’s CyberAI project can broaden its research at the intersection of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
In just 9 months, the
#House
&
#Senate
have moved to provide billions of dollars for semiconductor production, authorize new tech programs
@NSF
, & expand the
#STEM
talent pipeline. CSET’s new Legislation Tracker has details on this and more:
Chinese researchers have become increasingly prolific authors of top AI papers. Their share of highly cited AI publications rose from less than 20% in 2009 to almost 40% in 2019, reaching parity with their U.S. counterparts.
What do we know about trust in AI? New CSET report by
@RitaKonaev
@tinahuang__
&
@HsjChahal
explores research on trust in human-machine teams and offers directions for future U.S. military thinking on trustworthy AI.
👏New CSET Issue Brief👏
Exactly which foreign technologies does the Chinese government hope to acquire, and how? CSET research from
@RyanFedasiuk
,
@emily_sw1
and
@AnnaPuglisi838
analyzes > 600 reports filed by Chinese S&T diplomats in 37 countries:
👏New Policy Brief👏
#AI
accidents are already happening, but if AI continues its rapid rollout, they are sure to get more frequent and severe. CSET's Zachary Arnold +
@hlntnr
paint a picture of what that might look like, and what policy can do to help:
"Ukraine’s rapid ability to integrate new technology into its operations has also been striking," write CSET's
@RitaKonaev
and
@OJDaniels
. Read their latest piece via
@ForeignAffairs
⬇️
So I have some✨news✨I will be joining
@StanfordHAI
as their policy program manager where I'll support & develop programs to educate policymakers in the US & abroad on AI issues! Never thought I'd leave DC but I'm super excited to finally live out my California dreams!!
Among great powers, AI has become a focus of military competition with the potential to reshape the character of conflict & undermine deterrence. In a report out today,
@Andrew_Imbrie
&
@EBKania
consider paths toward
#AI
safety & security. Read it here:
Last year,
@realTinaHuang
's pitch that "America could 'win' the technological race, but only with a national cloud" won the People’s Choice Award at
@CNASdc
’s National Security Conference.
Now her pitch is out in article form. See why she took home the 🏆
The Oct 7 export controls make it illegal to ship advanced chips to China, but Chinese actors can still access those same chips via the cloud. CSET and CNAS researchers lay out the paths to controlling China’s access in a new blog post.
When the
#NSCAI
was established in 2018, CSET was still more than a year away from publishing its first report.
When
@AiCommission
published its final report this week, it cited ***21*** different CSET publications.
CSET Research Fellow
@emily_sw1
has been appointed a Non-Resident Fellow with
@NBRnews
! Congratulations, Emily, on an exciting and very well-deserved honor! Explore her bio ➡️
🔖New book alert!🔖
We’re thrilled to announce "The New Fire: War, Peace, and Democracy in the Age of AI," by
@BuchananBen
&
@Andrew_Imbrie
. If you want to make sense of the big trends in AI and geopolitics, this is the book for you. Pre-order
@mitpress
⬇️
✨New Policy Brief✨
Policymakers are grappling with understanding the national security concerns around U.S.-based investments in China. Our latest report looks at U.S. outbound investment into Chinese AI companies to give context to this important issue.
✨New Issue Brief✨
China is rapidly building cyber ranges that allow cybersecurity teams to test new tools, practice attack / defense + evaluate the cybersecurity of products / services.
@DakotaInDC
examines 5 of these facilities, some w/ military ties.
🎉 New Policy Brief 🎉
In our new report, produced in collaboration w/
@MITREcorp
, authors
@dianagcarew
, Ron Hodge,
@Luke_Koso
, Kayla Goode & Jonathan Rotner provide 15 ideas on how
@DeptofDefense
can leverage its hidden cadre of
#AI
talent. Read more:
🚨New Report🚨
What role will machine learning play in the future of cybersecurity? Is it a surefire way to stop cyber attacks or just a new buzzword? A new report by
@mrmusser
& Ashton Garriott explores the impact that
#ML
could have on cyber defense:
With Jason’s departure,
@DeweyAM
, our founding Director of Data Science, is serving as CSET’s Interim Director. Catherine Aiken, meanwhile, takes the helm of the Data Science team as its Acting Director.
🎉 New Data Brief 🎉
To help U.S. policymakers understand and track R&D on trustworthy AI topics, CSET's
@aut_toney
and
@EmmyProbasco
identify 18 clusters of AI-related research worth watching for anyone interested in the development of trustworthy AI.
For the last
#CSETPets
post of the summer (😿), Teddy, Layla &
@RitaKonaev
recommend
@MarkGaleotti
’s “The Vory: Russia’s Super Mafia.” Check it out here:
Thanks for following along! We’ll see you next summer with more reading recs from the pets of CSET!
President Biden issued an EO curbing 🇺🇸 investment in 🇨🇳 tech.
@USTreasury
is now tasked w/ identifying
#AI
systems with natsec risks.
@emily_sw1
&
@ngor_luong
argue that a list-based end-user approach, based on an existing tool, is the right way forward.
🚨New Issue Brief🚨
Computing power is a core driver of modern
#AI
progress, but how much longer can computing resources keep growing?
In this issue brief,
@AndrewJLohn
and
@mrmusser
argue that this growth might slow down sooner than you think.
What exactly are the differences between:
1️⃣ Generative AI
2️⃣ Large Language Models
3️⃣ Foundation Models
CSET’s
@hlntnr
explains in her new blog post.
This summer, Friday afternoon means reading recs from the pets of CSET!
This week, Darwin recommends Jill Lepore’s “If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future.”
Until Leo shows up. Then Darwin recommends barking at Leo.
#CSETPets
✨New Issue Brief✨
Policymakers have the power to keep risky foreign tech out of U.S. networks, but do they use it effectively? Analysis from
@_jackcorrigan
, Sergio Fontanez, and
@MichaelKratsios
discusses ways to strengthen government procurement bans:
✨New issue brief ✨
Talent is key to tech competition between 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇳.
In their new brief,
@dahlialpeterson
,
@ngor_luong
and
@jacob_feldgoise
examine China’s AI job demand at the regional and city level, and in the defense and surveillance sectors.
🎉New Data Brief🎉
A new report and interactive data viz by
@emily_sw1
,
@channingclee
,
@RyanFedasiuk
, and
@AnnaPuglisi838
examine and map out a CSET-curated dataset of 469 PRC State Key Laboratories––a key piece of China’s S&T ecosystem.
Hello,
#Twitterverse
! We're excited to start sharing our work with you. This week, we'll issue our first published reports on security and
#AI
, launch our newsletter (sign up at ) and get ready for some big events. Watch this spot and help spread the word!
✨New Blog✨
Need help unpacking 🇺🇸’s updated controls on chip exports?
CSET’s
@jacob_feldgoise
and
@HannaDohmen
are out with one of the most comprehensive explainers yet to help you break down
@BISgov
’s update.
The first step in assessing a nation's data advantage in artificial intelligence is understanding the role of data in AI. CSET's
@HsjChahal
offers a framework for AI data hierarchy in her latest paper:
🎉New Issue Briefs🎉
Learn how the U.S. and China are integrating AI into K-12, undergraduate, and graduate programs––and the associated national security implications––in a new CSET report by
@dahlialpeterson
, Kayla Goode, and
@dianagcarew
:
Using Western social media to its advantage, CSET expert
@RyanFedasiuk
found that China used 20 million volunteers and 2 million paid commenters to shape public opinion online. Read the full article on
@AP
.
✨New data brief✨
We all know AI safety is important, but what does AI safety research actually look like? This brief analyzes trends in 8 research clusters from CSET’s Map of Science () that relate to 3 areas of AI safety.
🎉New Issue Brief🎉
China’s Beijing Institute for General Artificial Intelligence (BIGAI) is building software intended to match or exceed human cognitive skills in most or all aspects. Our report provides details on its goals, scope, staffing, and more:
🚨We’re Hiring!🚨
Interested in addressing challenges at the intersection of security & emerging technology? CSET is currently hiring for multiple positions, including a Survey Research Analyst. Learn more about the current openings & apply today:
We're publishing a report, co-authored with
@CSETGeorgetown
and
@stanfordio
, analyzing how language models could be misused for disinformation and how to mitigate those risks.
🚨 We're Hiring 🚨
Want to contribute to national security on a world-class team? We’re now seeking Research Fellows to support the following lines of research: Applications of AI, AI Standards & Testing, and Cyber/AI. Apply by July 15th!
Even after the Oct 7 controls, data centers located outside 🇨🇳 can still buy advanced chips and sell cloud services into 🇨🇳. Could the 🇺🇸 use export controls to close that loophole?
CSET and CNAS researchers lay out the paths to controlling China’s access in a new blog post.
✨New report✨
In their new paper, Matthew Daniels and Ben Chang write that
#AI
technologies will likely reshape great power competitions, changing both how nations create power and their motives for wielding power against one another.
The White House’s November AI executive order included a lot on biotech!
CSET’s
@steph_batalis
&
@VikramVenkatram
broke down everything you need to know:
🎉New Policy Brief🎉
The U.S. AI workforce demands a dedicated
#education
and
#workforce
policy, yet one does not exist.
@dianagcarew
,
@Luke_Koso
, Kayla Goode & Claire Perkins provide 3 data-driven policy goals + targeted recommendations designed to help:
Chinese, Russian, Korean, Hebrew, and now… Klingon
CSET offers the first Klingon translation of DOD Directive 3000.09 to provide Earth’s
#interstellar
neighbors with maximum transparency on our planetary defense intentions & capabilities.
CSET is honored to be part of the first cohort of members for the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium, established by
@NIST
and announced today by
@SecRaimondo
.
Learn more about AISIC:
👏New Data Brief👏
CSET is providing this annotated bibliography by
@timhwang
and Adam Kline as a resource for researchers interested in studying the history and future of international competition and control over emerging technologies.
Check it out 👇
Just posted: Openings for
#research
analysts with our growing team. We help policymakers navigate the
#security
implications of
#AI
and other emerging technologies
by providing actionable information. Join us!
#jobs
#apply
✨ New Report!✨
Machine learning depends upon a foundation that others have built, but what happens if the bricks at the bottom are not to be trusted? In a new CSET report,
@AndrewJLohn
discusses risks to the machine learning supply chain.
✨New Issue Brief✨
Richard Danzig proposes a way to view three complex systems: as artificial intelligences that were invented to complement the limited abilities of individual human minds to discern patterns in large amounts of data.
Future competitiveness in artificial intelligence may hinge on AI chips. What exactly are these chips and why do they matter? Check out the latest from Saif Khan, assessing state of play:
👉Policy brief:
👉Full report:
🚨HAPPENING NOW🚨
CSET’s
@DakotaInDC
is testifying before the
@USCC_GOV
on China’s cyber talent pipeline and its cyberespionage capabilities. Watch it LIVE here:
“AI and other emerging technologies are reshaping America and the world,” says
@hlntnr
. Read our recommended key steps the next presidential administration should take to ensure these technologies contribute to U.S. economic and national security.
✨New issue brief✨
Tech cooperation is key to the Quad’s agenda, but differing priorities and data privacy issues could undermine progress. This brief examines trends in joint AI research and investment flows between the 🇺🇸,🇦🇺,🇮🇳+🇯🇵 and their ties to 🇨🇳:
✨New Policy Brief✨
CSET's
@AndrewJLohn
& Krystal Jackson, in partnership with the
@turinginst
, investigate the future of cybersecurity: Autonomous Cyber Defense Agents. Learn more in their new report ⬇️
Immigrants are crucial to the U.S.
#AI
sector, but current restrictions make it hard for them to stay in the country. CSET experts
@tinahuang__
,
@r_zwetsloot
, and Zachary Arnold analyze the value of immigrant entrepreneurs in
#AI
and
#tech
:
"More than 80% of international PhD graduates from semiconductor-related fields at U.S. universities stay in the country after completing their degrees," finds a new issue brief from
@r_zwetsloot
& Will Hunt.