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@hlntnr.bsky.social joined @ezraklein.bsky.social to discuss the implications of recent rogue #AI incidents.
@hlntnr.bsky.social told George Stephanopoulos on ABC News’ This Week that some people working in AI safety & governance worry it would take a Chernobyl-level catastrophe to get the kind of #AI regulation we need.
@hlntnr.bsky.social spoke with George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week about the escape of advanced AI models from their testing environments and shared her biggest concern about the rapid development of #AI.
@hlntnr.bsky.social breaks down how the #military can adopt #AI beyond autonomous systems & highlights a staggering stat from our report on the topic. #AspenIdeas
In a first-of-its-kind #cybersecurity incident, two OpenAI models recently broke out of their sandboxed testing environment and into Hugging Face’s production servers. @hlntnr.bsky.social outlined what a scenario of #AI as a threat actor could mean during an #AspenIdeas panel.
CSET Executive Director @hlntnr.bsky.social says the U.S. has a big advantage in #AI diffusion when it comes to enterprise software. #AspenIdeas
Using Anthropic’s Mythos as an example, CSET Executive Director @hlntnr.bsky.social describes why a position at the leading edge of #AI development is imperative for U.S. national security. #AspenIdeas
⭐️New Report⭐️ China is embracing “embodied AI”—artificial intelligence integrated with physical agents, such as robots and drones—both for commercial reasons and as a path to artificial general intelligence (AGI). Read more in our new analysis ⬇️ cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
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!
📊NEW: Take a peek under the hood of CSET’s cutting-edge data resources! Patents give us a window into the innovation pipeline, tracing research to commercialization. Our new data snapshot previews our enhanced clustering algorithm for patents and finding areas of innovation!
The new AI Action Plan touts the strategic importance of open models. That's not news to China, where developers like DeepSeek have made the PRC the leader in open-weights AI. In @foreignaffairs.com, CSET's @ojdaniels.bsky.social & @hannadohmen.bsky.social explain how the U.S. can respond.
⚖️ New Explainer! Effectively evaluating AI models is more crucial than ever. But how do AI evaluations actually work? In their new explainer, @jessicaji.bsky.social, @vikramvenkatram.bsky.social & @stephbatalis.bsky.social break down the different fundamental types of AI safety evaluations.
Panel 2 featured CSET experts’ insights on how policy research can help sustain U.S. tech leadership. Topics included AI security, workforce development, and how we close the gap between research and deployment.
Panel 1 brought together industry leaders to discuss how the U.S. can build a vibrant AI ecosystem. They covered everything from workforce and R&D to the challenge of deploying AI at scale — and what it will take to turn technical leadership into economic strength.
Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Alan Estevez kicked off the afternoon with a keynote address on the state of U.S.-China competition and the tools the United States has to stay ahead.
What will it take for the U.S. to win the global tech race? From AI to biotech, the stakes are high — and the time to act is now. At our Spring Symposium, leaders from the worlds of government, industry, and policy came together to chart a path forward. 🧵 Highlights below
🚨 New blog 🚨 How do we make AI #redteaming more useful for more people? @jessicaji.bsky.social draws from a CSET workshop on AI testing to lay out the challenges and how we can tackle them. Learn more: cset.georgetown.edu/article/how-...
✨ 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
What can we do to prepare for AI systems that can help anyone hack critical infrastructure or build a bioweapon? A lot, actually! CSET's @hlntnr.bsky.social joined Alison Snyder of @axios.com at #SXSW to talk about what a smart approach looks like.
CSET's @jacob-feldgoise.bsky.social spoke to @scottnover.bsky.social about export controls on high-end chips. Check out the full @gzeromedia.com piece ⬇️
⭐️New Report⭐️ What's the current state of AI-related apprenticeships in 🇺🇸? CSET's @lukekoslosky.bsky.social and @jacob-feldgoise.bsky.social explore the rapid growth of these programs and describe the apprentices they serve: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
Next week, Paris will host world leaders, experts, and CEOs of some of the biggest AI developers at the #AIActionSummit. Whether they can agree on a unified approach to AI governance remains to be seen, write @miahoffmann.bsky.social, @minanrn.bsky.social, and @ojdaniels.bsky.social.
Zhejiang — home to AI developer DeepSeek — has been one of China's top AI hiring hubs for years. Our report explored tens of thousands of job postings to assess the state of China's AI workforce.
How have immigrants helped drive the U.S. AI boom? In their data brief, Tina Huang, Remco Zwetsloot, and Zach Arnold found that 66% of the companies on @forbes.com's list of the “most promising” AI startups had at least one first-generation immigrant founder.
✨🏛️New interactive tool🏛️✨ Use the latest @emergingtechobs.bsky.social resource to track AI governance from D.C. to Beijing. ETO AGORA is a living collection of AI-relevant laws, regulations, standards, and other governance documents from the U.S. and around the world 🌎
In a new CSET report, @jack-corrigan.bsky.social, Ngor Luong, and Christian Schoeberl show how big tech firms like Microsoft, Alphabet, and Apple are using M&A to maintain their edge in the AI industry. Read the report: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
How is M&A changing the AI landscape? Our new report explores how acquisitions of AI companies have grown over the last decade and how non-AI companies are using acquisitions to adopt the technology. Explore the report 👉 bit.ly/4g7p6ro
We've teamed up with ICTC-CTIC on an exciting project to map the chip industries in the United States and Canada! Read more 👉 goictc.link/Georgetown