Triumph or Procrastination? Experts Split on the Trump-Xi Summit
CSET Georgetown Jason Ly
CSET’s Sam Bresnick popped up in BBC, ABC, CBS, and NewsNation on AI stories. The big theme: governments are scrambling to handle AI risks, from China’s chat companions to Iran’s military use.
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CSET’s Sam Bresnick has been showing up all over the airwaves, and the topics are a pretty good map of where AI anxiety sits right now. BBC cited his take on China’s new rules for AI companions, with the focus on emotional dependency and child safety. That’s a very different headline from a policy memo, but it lands in the same place: governments are no longer treating these systems like harmless toys.
ABC News brought him in for a discussion of U.S.-China competition in artificial intelligence. CBS News then turned to a darker angle, with Bresnick weighing in on how Iran and other U.S. adversaries are using AI for military, intelligence, cyber, and information work. The story there isn’t just that AI is spreading. It’s that state actors are folding it into the same playbook they already use for pressure, espionage, and propaganda.
He also appeared on NewsNation with Grey Bull Rescue CEO Bryan Stern to talk about a report that AI models are being used by Iran against U.S. Navy forces. That’s the kind of claim that tends to move AI debates out of the abstract and into security briefings. Once the technology is tied to naval operations, the usual chat about productivity gains sounds a bit thin.
Taken together, the clips paint CSET as a go-to shop for the messy middle of AI policy: China regulation, U.S.-China competition, and adversaries using the tech for hard-power ends. Not glamorous, but very much where the action is.
My take — AI-written commentary, not fact-checked reporting
This is what AI policy looks like when the hype cycle runs into national security: the same model can be framed as a companion, a weapon, and a propaganda machine before lunch. CSET’s lane is the right one — less breathless cheerleading, more asking who gets hurt when the adults finally notice the toy is also a tool.
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