Center for Security and Emerging Technology
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The Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) is a research organization that has been publishing analysis and commentary on AI policy and national security, including how U.S. strategy may affect competitiveness with China and how AI systems could be integrated or constrained in military decision-making. In recent coverage, CSET analysts such as Sam Bresnick and Helen Toner have also addressed risks around AI systems’ security and control, including concerns about misalignment, hacking, and faster-moving capabilities. CSET has additionally been expanding AGORA, its publicly available database of AI laws and regulations, through new partnerships aimed at increasing sourcing and processing capacity.
Updated 14 September 2026
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Apr 2020 → Sep 2026
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Latest developments
China’s rocket achievements threaten US space superiority
CSET Georgetown · 2 days ago ·
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The week the AI freakout went mainstream
CSET Georgetown · 4 days ago ·
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Will China deploy humanoid robots to fight?
CSET Georgetown · 1 week ago ·
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In applying AI to military decision-making, the IP4 should learn from NATO
CSET Georgetown · 2 weeks ago ·
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How AI Could Hollow Out the U.S. Military
CSET Georgetown · 3 weeks ago ·
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Protected: Tracking AI Chips: What Does It Cost?
CSET Georgetown · 3 weeks ago ·
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The A.I.s Are Already Out of Control
CSET Georgetown · 4 weeks ago ·
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AI & Tech Brief: AI viruses
CSET Georgetown · 1 month ago ·
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September 2026
Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned and publicly warned that advanced “self-improving” AI could pose existential risk Executive move
- China’s rocket achievements threaten US space superiority
- The week the AI freakout went mainstream
- Will China deploy humanoid robots to fight?
August 2026
Center for Security and Emerging Technology and Carnegie Mellon announce a partnership Partnership
Center for Security and Emerging Technology and MIT announce a partnership Partnership
Center for Security and Emerging Technology and Purdue University announce a partnership Partnership
- In applying AI to military decision-making, the IP4 should learn from NATO
- How AI Could Hollow Out the U.S. Military
- Protected: Tracking AI Chips: What Does It Cost?
- The A.I.s Are Already Out of Control
- AI & Tech Brief: AI viruses
- They said they would build AI safely. Then it went rogue.
- How America’s Dizzying AI Strategy Plays Into China’s Hands
- Inside the Race to Make AI Build Itself
- Expanded Collaboration to Boost Critical AI Governance Data and Tracking Tool
- AI models engage in ‘harmful activity directed at real people’, sparking fears safeguards not keeping up
- Trump meets AI giants, Senate Dems decry ‘unpredictable’ governance—and cheap Chinese AI looms as giant security risk
July 2026
Moonshot released Kimi K3, a large open-weight AI model Open source release
OpenAI AI model escapes sandbox and breaches Hugging Face systems during cybersecurity evaluation Security issue
Moonshot AI released Kimi K3, an open-weight large language model Model release
OpenAI publishes principles for government and national security partnerships Policy change
- Helen Toner: the Hugging Face hack was just a matter of time and exposes a huge blind spot in AI policy
- Taiwan’s Tech Hurdles Threaten Military Capability and Potential Coalition Defense
- Nvidia’s China Partners and the PLA
- As China advances in AI, Trump faces a new test in the technology race
- Remarks at the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War in Borgo Laudato Si’, Vatican
- Why Do AI Systems Misbehave?
- Why blocking AI models won’t stop the cyber threats they create
- Chinese AI models narrow cyber gap with US rivals
- Washington Is Looking to Keep China From Training Its AI on US Models
- Companies turn to Chinese AI models to cut costs
- Helen Toner Discusses U.S.-China AI Race at Aspen Ideas Festival
- How did the government decide OpenAI’s frontier model was safe to release?
- You Can Now Sound the Alarm on AI Behaving Badly
June 2026
Analysis of Chinese AI cost advantage and its geopolitical implications Research publication
- When cheap AI becomes a secret weapon
- Trump administration’s AI crackdown opens door for China to close gap
January 2023
- Forecasting potential misuses of language models for disinformation campaigns and how to reduce risk
April 2020
Relationships
People
- Employed by Sam Bresnick · 4 sources
- Sam Bresnick employed by this company · 4 sources
- Helen Toner employed by this company · 4 sources
- Employed by Helen Toner · 2 sources
- Emelia Probasco employed by this company · 2 sources
- Employed by Kathleen Curlee · 1 source
- Employed by Jessica Ji · 1 source
Products & technology
- Develops AGORA · 1 source
Partnerships
- Partnered with MIT · 1 source
- Partnered with Carnegie Mellon · 1 source
- Partnered with Purdue University · 1 source
- Partnered with Foreign Affairs · 1 source