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Content and Digital Communications Lead | Center for Security and Emerging Technology The Center for Security and Emerging Technology, under the School of Foreign Service, is a research organization focused on studying the security impacts of emerging technologies, supporting academic ...

Are you a great writer with digital media expertise? Are you eager to tackle today’s biggest tech policy issues?

Then apply to join our team! We’re hiring for a Content and Digital Communications Lead. Deadline is February 23. More details below!

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The Complicated Politics of Trump’s New AI Executive Order The administration’s attempt to suppress state AI regulation risks legal backlash, bipartisan resistance, and public distrust, undermining the innovation it seeks to advance.  The Trump administration...

Excited to share a new op-ed by @minanrn.bsky.social, @jessicaji.bsky.social, and myself for the National Interest!

The administration's new AI Executive Order, aiming to suppress state-level AI regulation, risks undermining the innovation it seeks to advance.

nationalinterest.org/blog/techlan...

When AI Builds AI | Center for Security and Emerging Technology Leading artificial intelligence companies have started to use their own systems to accelerate research and development, with each generation of AI systems contributing to building the next generation....

Claude Code and other AI agents are making strides at automating coding. What are the chances that future generations of AI automate more and more of the AI R&D cycle, leading to a recursive self-improving loop?

Our latest report investigates ⬇️

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When AI Builds AI | Center for Security and Emerging Technology Leading artificial intelligence companies have started to use their own systems to accelerate research and development, with each generation of AI systems contributing to building the next generation....

⭐️New CSET Report⭐️

Are we headed toward an "intelligence explosion"? Our new workshop report led by @hlntnr.bsky.social on automating AI R&D digs into how AI companies are using their own AI models to accelerate their research, and what could happen next 👀👇

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Content and Digital Communications Lead | Center for Security and Emerging Technology The Center for Security and Emerging Technology, under the School of Foreign Service, is a research organization focused on studying the security impacts of emerging technologies, supporting academic ...

🎉New Job Alert🎉

We are hiring a Content and Digital Communications Lead. If you are a great writer and adept at navigating the new media environment then apply below!

Come join a team working at the forefront of tech and national security!

cset.georgetown.edu/job/content-...

Translation Snapshot: Chinese Generative AI Safety Standards | 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...

How are Chinese officials approaching safety and security standards for generative AI?

Read our latest Translation Snapshot outlining Chinese leadership concerns that generative AI might produce content they find objectionable.

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YouTube video by Bloomberg Television Former OpenAI Board Member Helen Toner on Grok AI Image Controversy

@hlntnr.bsky.social joined Bloomberg this week to discuss:

•Challenges in combatting AI-generated sexually explicit content;

•The role that the Take It Down Act will play once implemented; and

•Additional steps that are still necessary.

Watch below!

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China’s Embodied AI: A Path to AGI | Center for Security and Emerging Technology 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). ...

China’s embrace and understanding of embodied AI is also evidenced in public statements by the country’s top AI scientists. Explore our new report to learn why it is now fully part of China’s AI mainstream.

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A Virginia Man Went Missing. Did He Suffer From “AI Psychosis”? After overcoming a troubled childhood, Jon Ganz left Virginia with his wife in search of a better life—only to disappear into the night. Was his obsession with an AI chatbot to blame?

“We don’t actually have a nuts-and-bolts understanding of what is going on under the hood,” says @hlntnr.bsky.social
in an interview with @washingtonian.com on the inherent challenge in trying to regulate AI chatbots.

Read more below:
washingtonian.com/2026/01/07/a...

Big changes to the Map of Science – Emerging Technology Observatory A new clustering approach and better search capabilities

Kick off the new year by checking out our Map of Science updates from @emergingtechobs.bsky.social!

With new clustering and updated search, you can derive even greater insights on trends in science and technology.

eto.tech/blog/map-of-...

Translation Snapshot: Chinese Generative AI Safety Standards | 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...

Are Chinese generative AI models undermining the Communist Party’s censorship regime? The PRC government is worried they might, judging from this collection of recent CSET translations of Chinese GenAI safety and security standards, from @murphyben.bsky.social

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⭐️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/...

🎉 We've just launched a HUGE update to the Map of Science at sciencemap.eto.tech!

This update includes:

1) Nearly 92,000 new research clusters based on citation links and text similarity

2) Better search capabilities for finding research on specific subfields and topics

Map of Science Explore the world's research literature, easily pinpointing key trends, hotspots, and concepts in global science and technology.

🎉Updated data tool!🎉

@emergingtechobs.bsky.social has launched an updated Map of Science featuring new research clusters and improved search for better insight into trends in science and technology.

Explore the updates below!
sciencemap.eto.tech?mode=map

China and Medical AI | Center for Security and Emerging Technology Medical artificial intelligence, which depends on large repositories of biological data, can improve public health and contribute to the growing global bioeconomy. Countries that strategically priorit...

The final FY2026 NDAA agreement seeks to secure U.S. biodata from PRC acquisition. What is the extent of China’s efforts?

Revisit @vikramvenkatram.bsky.social @katherine-quinn.bsky.social’s 2024 report to find out: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...

Beijing is executing its space vision faster than many expected. Since 2021, China completed a space station, lunar sample return, asteroid probe, & more.

@kathleencurlee.bsky.social new CSET blog shows where it has made progress and where it’s still behind.

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Support CSET | Center for Security and Emerging Technology CSET is grateful for the support of those who have made financial gifts to sustain our research. Our donors include foundations, individuals, and other funding sources, and we seek to engage supporter...

This Giving Tuesday, invest in CSET’s nonpartisan research!

Your support fuels CSET’s analysis and data teams, translation capabilities, and public data tools that are the foundation of our reports, blogs, and briefings.

Donate today at cset.georgetown.edu/donate.

Thank you!

The Talent Map | Center for Security and Emerging Technology On December 2, CSET will host a webinar to highlight the new PATHWISE tool and discuss the full range of emerging technology training and workforce issues. Following a demo of the new tool, Senior Fel...

It’s not too late to sign up!

Join us tomorrow for a demo of PATHWISE, our national AI and cyber talent tracker! Hear where talent pipelines are popping up and how education and training efforts can adapt accordingly.

Register below:
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The Talent Map | Center for Security and Emerging Technology Where is emerging tech talent in the United States and where are employers hiring? If the two don’t match, then training programs and hiring surges are likely to fall flat. To bridge this gap—for comm...

🎉Event Sign-up🎉

Join us on December 2!

We'll demo our new PATHWISE tool and discuss AI workforce policy with Jobs for the Future's Tiffany Hsieh, PennWest's Camille Dempsey, @alicrawford.bsky.social, and @belongnomics.com!

Registration details below:
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The U.S. Aerial Drone Market | Center for Security and Emerging Technology This report assesses the types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) platforms marketed in the United States and the finances of U.S.-headquartered UAV companies. It finds that most companies develop sma...

There are concerns that the U.S. drone industry will be unable to provide the DOD with the platforms it will need in a future conflict. It is also unclear how many of these systems will be needed.

Our new report has more: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...

PATHWISE – Emerging Technology Observatory ETO’s PATHWISE maps workforce and education metrics for emerging technology talent across U.S. regions.

Read more about PATHWISE and dive into the data
@emergingtechobs.bsky.social!

pathwise.eto.tech

Why AI Is Forcing Higher Education To Rebuild Workforce Pathways AI is reshaping the labor market. Colleges must rebuild workforce pathways using real-time data, AI literacy, and industry-aligned programs to keep students employable.

‬“Before PATHWISE, most information about AI jobs was either outdated or behind paywalls. We wanted to make it accessible—to community colleges, workforce boards, policymakers, and students alike.”

@forbes.com discusses our latest data tool with @belongnomics.com!

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PATHWISE – Emerging Technology Observatory ETO’s PATHWISE maps workforce and education metrics for emerging technology talent across U.S. regions.

Visit the platform at our @emergingtechobs.bsky.social
to learn more and dive into the data.

pathwise.eto.tech

AI Governance at the Frontier | Center for Security and Emerging Technology This report presents an analytic approach to help U.S. policymakers deconstruct artificial intelligence governance proposals by identifying their underlying assumptions, which are the foundational ele...

Policymakers must move beyond rhetoric to govern AI. 🏛️ A new @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social report from jessicaji.bsky.social, @vikramvenkatram.bsky.social, Ngor Luong, & myself presents an approach to help policymakers analyze assumptions about AI cset.georgetown.edu/publication/... 🧵

Revisiting the AI Action Plan: AGORA roundup #3 – Emerging Technology Observatory Updates from ETO's AI governance tracker

What’s taken shape in the four months since the release of the AI Action Plan? 🧵👇

In the latest @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social ETO AGORA roundup, four CSET experts dig into the Plan’s policy impact and what’s next for AI governance. eto.tech/blog/agora-a...

PATHWISE | Center for Security and Emerging Technology PATHWISE (Prototype Analytics for Tracking High-Demand Workforce in Innovative Skill Ecosystems) provides policymakers, educators, and analysts with a powerful new way to explore how the United States...

The tool maps supply and demand for the AI and cybersecurity workforce across U.S. regions, helping to identify where new talent pipelines are forming and where investment in skills training can make the greatest impact.

Dive into the data now: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...

⭐️New Data Tool⭐️

Where is emerging tech talent located in the United States and does it match with where employers are hiring?

PATHWISE, our latest tool from @emergingtechobs.bsky.social aims to answer this question and more!

[Research or Senior] Fellow - Frontier AI | Center for Security and Emerging Technology The Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) is currently seeking candidates to lead our Frontier AI research efforts, either as a Research Fellow or Senior Fellow (depending on experience)....

Join our team!

There's still time to apply for a Fellow position at CSET, where you can help shape our research agenda on frontier AI. Deadline is 11/10!

More details below:
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The Use of Open Models in Research | Center for Security and Emerging Technology This report analyzes over 250 scientific publications that use open language models in ways that require access to model weights and derives a taxonomy of use cases that open weights enable. The autho...

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In a new report, @kyaumill21.bsky.social, @miahoffmann.bsky.social, and Rebecca Gelles investigate the use of open-weight AI models by researchers. They review ~250 scientific publications, identify use cases that are enabled by access to open weights, and consider the broader impact on research.