The Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) is a

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dedicated to

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at the intersection of

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and

international security International security, also called global security is a term which refers to the measures taken by states and international organizations, such as the United Nations, European Union, and others, to ensure mutual survival and safety. These meas ...

and

emerging technologies Emerging technologies are technologies whose development, practical applications, or both are still largely unrealized. These technologies are generally new but also include older technologies finding new applications. Emerging technologies ar ...

, based at

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...

School of Foreign Service The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) is the school of international relations at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. It is considered to be one of the world's leading international affairs schools, granting degrees at both ...

. CSET's founding director is former director of the

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Jason Gaverick Matheny Jason Gaverick Matheny is an American national security expert who currently serves as president and CEO of the RAND Corporation. Previously, he was a senior civil servant in the Biden Administration. He served as deputy assistant to the presiden ...

. Established in January 2019, CSET has received more than $57,000,000 in funding from the

Open Philanthropy Project Open Philanthropy is a research and grantmaking foundation that makes grants based on the doctrine of effective altruism. It was founded as a partnership between GiveWell and Good Ventures. Its current co-chief executive officers are Holde ...

, the

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and the Public Interest Technology University Network. Its mission is to study the security impacts of emerging technologies, support academic work in security and technology studies, and deliver nonpartisan analysis to the policy community. For its first two years, CSET plans to focus on the intersection of security and

artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence—perceiving, synthesizing, and inferring information—demonstrated by machines, as opposed to intelligence displayed by animals and humans. Example tasks in which this is done include speech re ...

(AI), particularly on national competitiveness, talent and knowledge flows and relationships with other technologies. CSET is the largest center in the U.S. focused on AI and policy.

Public events

In September 2019, CSET co-hosted the George T. Kalaris Intelligence Conference, which featured speakers from academia, the U.S. government and the private sector.

Publications

CSET produces a biweekly newsletter
policy.ai
It has published research on various aspects of the intersection between artificial intelligence and security, includin
changes to the U.S. AI workforceimmigration laws' effect on the AI sector
an
technology transfer overseas
Its research output includes policy briefs and longer published reports.

Media coverage

CSET's staff are regularly featured in various media focused on technology, national security, education, and international affairs, offering congressional testimony, commentary on current events, and details of their research.

References

External links

Official website

The new 30-person research group in DC investigating how emerging technologies could affect national security
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