Physicist Gao Huajian’s return to China after decades of research abroad has been cited as the latest example of a “reverse brain drain.”

Our new paper argues that perspective is overly simplistic. Learn more ⬇️ cset.georgetown.edu/publication/ga…

“There are the people developing the systems, and then there are people that will actually use those systems ... There is that middle tier of talent that already exists and will only become more in demand.”

CSET's Luke Koslosky on AI jobs in Fast Company: fastcompany.com/91118176/want-…

In The Wire China, Ngor Luong, Kathleen Curlee, and I argue that despite much talk and some evidence of de-risking, most U.S. big tech companies are maintaining, and even selectively expanding, their ties to China.

Check out the piece here:

thewirechina.com/2024/05/05/u-s…

The U.S. talent-lost-to-China problem can be managed by solutions that take into account the complex dynamics underlying it.

Our new report recommends solutions to mitigate these losses, such as mirroring Beijing's retention strategies. Read more ⤵️ cset.georgetown.edu/publication/ga…

Join us on 5/8 for an #SCSPAIExpo2024 panel, “How AI Will Shape Next-Generation Biosecurity: From Prediction to Protection,” featuring speakers from Palantir, Ginkgo Bioworks, CNAS, CSET.

The event is free & open to the public! Register here: palantir.events/biosecuritypan…

It's unlikely U.S. tech firms will make a clean break from China any time soon, write CSET's Ngor Luong, Sam Bresnick & Kathleen Curlee. Most major firms are continuing to invest in China despite tough conditions.

Read their new op-ed in The Wire China: thewirechina.com/2024/05/05/u-s…

⭐️New Report⭐️

The return to China of celebrity physicist Gao Huajian and other top-ranked diaspora scientists is viewed, in Chinese sources especially, as a net gain for 🇨🇳 and a loss for 🇺🇸. Our report explains why this perspective is overly simplistic. cset.georgetown.edu/publication/ga…

'Right now if we want to figure out whether an AI can do something concerning, like hack critical infrastructure
or persuade someone change their political beliefs,
our methods of measuring that are rudimentary.'
Helen Toner

ted.com/talks/helen_to…

✨ New posts ✨ Today on the blog: key trends in AI research - plus twenty red-hot topics in the field 🔥🔥🔥 eto.tech/blog/state-of-… eto.tech/blog/red-hot-t…

How will AI change cyber operations?

It's not as simple as 'good for attackers' or 'good for defenders.'

CSET's Jenny Jun broke it down in her latest for War on the Rocks. warontherocks.com/2024/04/how-wi…

How do we govern a technology — like AI — that we struggle to understand and predict?

Step 1: 'Don't be intimidated. By the technology... or those building it.'

Watch the talk by CSET's Helen Toner at #TED2024 . cset.georgetown.edu/article/helen-…

China is at the cutting edge of Brain-Computer Interface tech.

“They're doing state-of-the-art work, or at least as advanced as anybody else in the world,” CSET’s William Hannas told Emily Mullin of WIRED.

Learn more about 🇨🇳's BCI plans: wired.com/story/china-br…

Level headed and practical from Helen Toner who knows what she is talking about when it comes to AI governance, and does to clearly ↘️

I spoke at the main TED conference in Vancouver a couple of weeks ago! Was a surreal but fun experience.

My talk is up today—it's about how to govern AI, even though we struggle to understand and predict it.

Link below, 🧵 on the main points:

ted.com/talks/helen_to…

Language model pre-training is the foundation of AI systems like GPT-4 and Claude 3.

The first explainer in our three-part series on how LLMs learn breaks down pre-training, beginning with the basics. cset.georgetown.edu/article/the-su…

“Frontier AI” is a new buzzword that seems to be everywhere. What is it, and why are people worried about it?

This workshop report, summarizing an event CSET co-ran with Google DeepMind, has the background you need. cset.georgetown.edu/publication/sk…