What makes us irreplaceably human? Bumper stickers:
Deep expertise to challenge when AI's wrong
Empathy to build human connection
Moral compass to ask should we? with purpose
The future isn't resisting or embracing AI blindly, it's staying human while leveraging its power
Helen Toner named Interim Executive Director of CSET
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 Data Snapshot
NIH funding helps fuel innovation directly — resulting in 84,000 U.S. patents — but its impact is felt much more broadly.
Almost half of all research areas in the global patent landscape contain NIH-funded research. cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
Thrilled that our Data Team is hiring a Data Research Analyst. This is a fantastic, high-impact role using Python & SQL to inform national security policy.
Apply by September 2!
📢 CSET is hiring!
We’re looking for a Data Research Analyst to produce data-driven research products and policy analysis as a member of CSET’s data team!
Interested or know someone who would be? Learn more and apply by September 2 👇 cset.georgetown.edu/job/data-res...
Trump's AI Action Plan promises to put AI innovation first and safety second, but this is a false dichotomy. In my new piece for The National Interest, I explain why innovation can't happen without safety, and how government can help industry regulate itself. 🧵 (1/7)
Check out the second @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social @emergingtechobs.bsky.social blog from @sonali-sr.bsky.social and myself where we explore the strategies, risks, and harms addressed by AI-related laws enacted by Congress between Jan 2020 and March 2025 🧵1/6 eto.tech/blog/ai-laws...
📊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 White House's AI Action Plan is out!
CSET's policy.ai author @alexfriedland.bsky.social broke down the key takeaways and the most interesting and important recommendations across all 30 sections.
Check it out: cset.georgetown.edu/article/trum...
Check out the first blog in a 2 part series from @sonali-sr.bsky.social and myself where we use data from @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social @emergingtechobs.bsky.social AGORA to explore ✨AI-related legislation that was enacted by Congress between January 2020 and March 2025✨
eto.tech/blog/ai-laws... 🧵1/3
A recent analysis from Georgetown's CSET suggests a smarter path than waiting for massive legislation. Check it out
In the last four years, AI- and cyber-specific federal prize competitions saw a nearly 60% increase in activity.
In her new post, CSET’s @alicrawford.bsky.social says the Trump administration should lean into this trend: cset.georgetown.edu/article/how-...
Antimicrobial resistance is a huge issue and an oft-forgotten killer. It kills more people each year than HIV/AIDS or malaria.
This article is fascinating- it points out that while much of the AMR prevention discussion focuses on overuse of antimicrobials, underuse can also be a major issue.
⚖️ 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.
Our Spring Symposium left me energized re: America’s ability to keep its technological edge — and excited about the role @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social will play.
Thank you to everyone who came out and participated. Check out the highlights if you missed it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qumv...
In @fortune.com, Miriam Vogel and I propose two critical steps for US AI leadership:
1. National AI literacy initiative — empowering Americans to recognize and effectively use AI in daily life
2. AI "black box" incident reporting systems — turning failures into industry-wide improvements
I’m proud to share @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social’s Annual Report!
From Congressional testimony and groundbreaking research to essential data tools & translations, our team continues to shape critical emerging tech policy conversations.
Grateful to everyone who makes this work possible.
Valuable addition to the ongoing and future thinking about how AI will be used by malicious actor, take a look at @joshagoldstein.bsky.social and Girish Sastry's new work!
cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
As AI continues to reshape our world, CSET remains committed to providing data-driven analysis on the security implications of emerging technologies.
Read our full response: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
6️⃣ Develop robust AI evaluation frameworks, implement consistent testing requirements, and synchronize standards across federal agencies. [7/]
5️⃣ Protect AI Public interest by establishing pathways to contest AI decisions, protecting whistleblowers, and requiring mandatory incident reporting in high-risk domains like healthcare and transportation. [6/]
4️⃣ Strengthen AI Intelligence by enhancing open-source intelligence gathering and creating better information sharing between government, industry, and allies. [5/]
3️⃣ Address China AI competition by creating dedicated intelligence capacity to track China's advanced AI developments, monitoring technology transfers, and developing diverse approaches to frontier research. [4/]
2️⃣ Build America's AI workforce by expanding AI education through community colleges, supporting apprenticeships, and launching a federal AI scholarship-for-service program. [3/]
1️⃣ Promote competitive markets, support open-source AI models, and prevent monopolistic behaviors that stifle new entrants and novel approaches. [2/]
The future of AI leadership requires thoughtful policy. @CSETGeorgetown just submitted our response to @NSF's RFI on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence Action Plan. Here's what we recommend: 🧵[1/]
What: CSET Webinar 📺
When: Tuesday, 3/25 at 12PM ET 📅
What’s next for AI red-teaming? And how do we make it more useful?
Join Tori Westerhoff, Christina Liaghati, Marius Hobbhahn, and CSET's @dr-bly.bsky.social * @jessicaji.bsky.social for a great discussion: cset.georgetown.edu/event/whats-...
Lately it sometimes feels like there are only 2 AI futures on the table—insanely fast progress or total stagnation.
Talked with @axios.com's Alison Snyder at SXSW about the many in-between worlds, and all the things we can be doing now to help things go better in those worlds.
