@hlntnr.bsky.social spoke with George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week about the escape of advanced AI models from their testing environments and shared her biggest concern about the rapid development of #AI.
CSET
@csetgeorgetown.bsky.social
The Center for Security and Emerging Technology within Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service. cset.georgetown.edu | policy.ai
The Taiwanese military could be the first to contend w/ China’s #AI-enabled defense tech. Fanny (FangYi) Chao & @sambresnick.bsky.social list the military AI readiness challenges Taiwan faces & how to address them in their new @warontherocks.bsky.social piece. warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/...
Taiwan’s Tech Hurdles Threaten Military Capability and Potential Coalition Defense
Taiwan produces the world’s most advanced semiconductors, yet the island’s own military is only in the opening stages of adopting artificial intelligence
warontherocks.com
“There’s more we can do to limit the flows of these technologies into #China,” @sambresnick.bsky.social tells @thewirechina.bsky.social amid reports that Nvidia partners in China have also won bids to supply the Chinese defense base, including the PLA. www.thewirechina.com/2026/07/26/n...
Nvidia’s China Partners and the PLA - The Wire China
Around a fifth of the Chinese companies that Nvidia lists as partners have also won bids to supply China’s defense industry, including the People’s Liberation Army itself, according to procurement rec...
thewirechina.com
@hlntnr.bsky.social breaks down how the #military can adopt #AI beyond autonomous systems & highlights a staggering stat from our report on the topic. #AspenIdeas
NEW TOOL ALERT: CSET’s Emerging Technology Observatory just launched the Map of Patents—making it easy to pinpoint trends and key players in any area of commercial technology! Try it out: patentmap.eto.tech
ETO Map of Patents
Explore global intellectual property data, easily pinpointing key trends, hotspots, and players in the innovation landscape
patentmap.eto.tech
🗺️ You've mapped the world's research with our Map of Science. Now map what happens when ideas become inventions. The Map of Patents is live: millions of patents from 107 authorities in 116,000+ clusters. Find the trends and key players in any tech area. patentmap.eto.tech
Check out @hlntnr.bsky.social in @fortune.com on the escape of OpenAI models from their sandboxed testing environment. fortune.com/2026/07/28/h...
Helen Toner: the Hugging Face hack was just a matter of time and exposes a huge blind spot in AI policy | Fortune
Over the last decade, including a stint on OpenAI’s board, I saw the open secret among AI developers: this kind of hack wasn’t just possible, but expected.
fortune.com
"Why did the AI do that?" 🤔 When an LLM misbehaves, the cause is rarely simple. @dr-bly.bsky.social breaks down the 5 complex factors that interact to create surprising AI behavior. Read the full post: cset.georgetown.edu/article/why-...
Why Do AI Systems Misbehave? | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
AI systems are increasingly impressive, which makes their failures all the more baffling. This blog dives into the causes of AI misbehavior.
cset.georgetown.edu
#AI hackers, the competitive landscape of AI, and the automation of AI research—@hlntnr.bsky.social discussed these timely topics with the New York Stock Exchange. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6T-...
Aspen Ideas: Georgetown University's Helen Toner Talks AI Intelligence Explosion
YouTube video by New York Stock Exchange
youtube.com
“We might soon be living in a world where there are [AI] models open to everybody that have the capabilities to autonomously identify vulnerabilities in code,” said @sambresnick.bsky.social to @financialtimes.com. www.ft.com/content/21c1...
Chinese AI models narrow cyber gap with US rivals
UK agency warns cheaper open models could leave companies less time to patch critical vulnerabilities
ft.com
CSET Research Fellow @sambresnick.bsky.social comments on how the U.S. government has faced challenges in regard to the #China-U.S. #AI competition. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
As China advances in AI, Trump faces a new test in the technology race
A wave of new releases from China is testing Washington’s approach to regulating artificial intelligence.
washingtonpost.com
What exactly is an AI regulatory sandbox & what is it supposed to achieve? Our latest @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social @emergingtechobs.bsky.social AGORA blog unpacks how AI reg. sandboxes in Utah & Texas work, comparing oversight, testing limits, & reporting requirements. eto.tech/blog/agora-s...
Exploring State AI Governance in AGORA #2: AI Regulatory Sandboxes – Emerging Technology Observatory
State AI regulatory sandbox features
eto.tech
#AI companies have introduced new threats to #cybersecurity & they should help address them, but they can’t replace the government’s role in responding to cyber attacks, say CSET’s @jessicaji.bsky.social & Andrew Lohn in their new @cyberscoop.bsky.social op-ed. cyberscoop.com/why-blocking...
Why blocking AI models won't stop the cyber threats they create
AI companies can find vulnerabilities and write patches. But only the government can build the long-term defense strategy America needs.
cyberscoop.com
🚨"This is the highest level of autonomy that we've seen in the use of a large language model for cyber operations," CSET’s @dr-bly.bsky.social told @apnews.com re: the OpenAI models that broke out of their sandboxed testing environment & into Hugging Face’s production servers.🚨 shorturl.at/SKUdD
OpenAI blamed a hacking event on its AI models going rogue. Here are some things to know
ChatGPT maker OpenAI says it is still investigating the “unprecedented cyber incident” that led its artificial intelligence systems to break out of a testing environment and hack into another AI compa...
apnews.com
In a first-of-its-kind #cybersecurity incident, two OpenAI models recently broke out of their sandboxed testing environment and into Hugging Face’s production servers. @hlntnr.bsky.social outlined what a scenario of #AI as a threat actor could mean during an #AspenIdeas panel.
CSET’s @sambresnick.bsky.social flags to @nbcnews.com that #China’s shown willingness to use its industrial dominance as leverage against other countries—even as it espouses #AI “openness.” www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Xi seeks to turn China’s AI boom into global influence at Shanghai conference
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s speech at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai signals the technology’s importance to Beijing as a powerful diplomatic tool.
nbcnews.com
CSET Senior Fellow @emmyprobasco.bsky.social gave remarks at the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on Artificial Intelligence & Nuclear War. She emphasized the importance of thoughtfully including servicemembers in a #military #AI decision system. cset.georgetown.edu/article/rema...
Remarks at the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War in Borgo Laudato Si’, Vatican | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
CSET Senior Fellow Emelia Probasco shares her experience and the remarks she gave at the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War, which took place at Borgo Laudato S...
cset.georgetown.edu
Ever ask yourself “Why did the AI do that?!” after it makes a baffling mistake? This new CSET blog has the answer! This is your entry point for a deeper dive into what causes AI systems to misbehave: cset.georgetown.edu/article/why-...
Why Do AI Systems Misbehave? | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
AI systems are increasingly impressive, which makes their failures all the more baffling. This blog dives into the causes of AI misbehavior.
cset.georgetown.edu
CSET Executive Director @hlntnr.bsky.social says the U.S. has a big advantage in #AI diffusion when it comes to enterprise software. #AspenIdeas
“The results look very promising,” says CSET Senior Research Analyst @jessicaji.bsky.social about OpenAI’s approach to build a red-teaming LLM that helps boost its models’ defenses. #CyberSecurity www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/15/1...
Meet GPT-Red: an LLM super-hacker OpenAI built to make its models safer
Exclusive: The firm says it wants to future-proof its safety procedures and stay ahead of human attackers.
technologyreview.com
CSET Executive Director @hlntnr.bsky.social spoke with @washingtonpost.com about the challenges in preventing misuse of open-source #AI models. www.washingtonpost.com/wp-intellige...
AI & Tech Brief: Exclusive | An open-source framework
Plus, data centers could end up consuming less energy than we expect
washingtonpost.com
The future of science won't be shaped by AI alone — it will be shaped by the choices researchers make about using it. A new @issuesinst.bsky.social article explores how researchers can integrate AI into the scientific process while preserving the principles that make science trustworthy. 🧵
CSET Research Fellow @sambresnick.bsky.social points out why some companies are shifting some workload to cheaper #AI models: “Why would you pay a premium for Anthropic, OpenAI models when for a lot of the workloads you need, the Chinese models are generally workable?” www.ft.com/content/9c8f...
Companies turn to Chinese AI models to cut costs
DoorDash, Siemens and Airbnb are among those seeking to curb ballooning bills and reduce reliance on US technology
ft.com
In a @wsj.com story on the U.S. government supporting Intel, CSET Senior Data Research Analyst @jacob-feldgoise.bsky.social states: “From a technology perspective, it really seems like Intel is gaining credibility and confidence.” www.wsj.com/tech/the-whi...
The White House Made Fixing Intel Its Pet Project. It’s Working.
The chip maker’s business is improving, with government twisting the arms of potential customers and partners including Apple and Nvidia
wsj.com
CSET Research Fellow @sambresnick.bsky.social on #China's ability to regularly recover & reuse parts of its rockets: “It pretty radically decreases the cost of building out these giant #satellite constellations that China has made very clear that it wants to build out.” www.wsj.com/tech/china-s...
China Successfully Launches Reusable Rocket in a Win for Space Program
China launched and partially recovered a rocket, a milestone for Beijing’s space program as it competes with the U.S. and Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
wsj.com
Using Anthropic’s Mythos as an example, CSET Executive Director @hlntnr.bsky.social describes why a position at the leading edge of #AI development is imperative for U.S. national security. #AspenIdeas
Another packed day at #AIforGood — sessions on education, workforce, and governance all circling one question: what determines whether AI benefits workers isn't the technology, but the conditions under which it's built and adopted. Exactly what we study at @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social
⭐️New Report⭐️ How does the critical role of data accessibility factor into unlocking the full potential of military AI? Read more ⬇️ cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
Beyond Targeting | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Artificial intelligence-enabled decision support systems have the potential to transform how military organizations plan, decide, and operate. This report explores practical applications of AI tools i...
cset.georgetown.edu
When describing how #AI can impact speed in warfare, @joechapa.bsky.social highlights a point from @emmyprobasco.bsky.social’s report on the Maven Smart System (MSS): Army leaders hope to leverage MSS to make 1,000 targeting decisions in one hour. Learn more: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
Building the Tech Coalition | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
The U.S. Army’s 18th Airborne Corps can now target artillery just as efficiently as the best unit in recent American history—and it can do so with two thousand fewer servicemembers. This report presen...
cset.georgetown.edu
Joe Chapa@joechapa.bsky.social · last mo.Clausewitz said the nature of war is immutable, but its character changes. AI is changing it now — targeting in seconds, unrelenting battlefield surveillance, autonomous drones navigating without GPS. My latest @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social : thedispatch.com/article/arti...
Just picked up my speaker's pass for the AI for Good Global Summit. First up tomorrow: the roundtable on AI in education, research and skills development — on educational inequality, and what universities contribute to workforce prep that industry training can't. #AIforGood #ConnectedByITU
