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CSET is a $100M+ Georgetown center with 50+ staff conducting data-driven AI policy research, particularly on U.S.-China competition and export controls. The center conducts hundreds of annual government briefings and operates the Emerging Technology Observatory with 10 public tools and 8 datasets.

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LeadershipHelen Toner serving as Interim Executive Director (former OpenAI board member). Mallory Stewart is CEO (former State Dept assistant secretary). Jason Matheny was founding director (now RAND CEO).
PublicationChina's Military AI Wish List (Feb 2026) — examined thousands of Chinese-language PLA procurement requests (2023-2024), revealing AI priorities in command, control, communications, intelligence, and targeting
Employee Count50
Cumulative Funding100000000
ProgramCyberAI Project — Hewlett Foundation-funded program examining the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, and geopolitics ($2M initial 2019, $3M renewal 2022, $5M total)
Organization
Founded DateJan 2019
HeadquartersGeorgetown University, Washington, DC

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Publications
17 entries
TitlePublicationTypeAuthorsUrlVenuePublishedDateIsFlagship
China's Military AI Wish ListreportProbasco, Bresnick, McFaulcset.georgetown.eduCSET Georgetown2026-02
Physical AIreportJohn VerWeycset.georgetown.edu2026-02
Artificial Intelligence Patent ClustersreportKatherine Quinn, Rebecca Gellescset.georgetown.edu2026-01
When AI Builds AIreportHelen Toner, Kendrea Beers, Steve Newman, Saif M. Khancset.georgetown.edu2026-01
China's Embodied AI: A Path to AGIreportWilliam Hannas, Huey-Meei Chang, Valentin Weber, Daniel Choucset.georgetown.edu2025-12
AI Governance at the FrontierreportNarayanan, Ji, Venkatram, Luongcset.georgetown.eduCSET Georgetown2025-11
The Mechanisms of AI Harm: Lessons Learned from AI IncidentsreportMia Hoffmanncset.georgetown.edu2025-10
The Use of Open Models in ResearchreportKyle Miller, Mia Hoffmann, Rebecca Gellescset.georgetown.edu2025-10
U.S. AI StatecraftreportPablo Chavezcset.georgetown.edu2025-10
Pulling Back the Curtain on China's Military-Civil FusionreportCole McFaul, Sam Bresnick, Daniel Choucset.georgetown.edu2025-09
Harmonizing AI Guidance: Distilling Voluntary Standards into a Unified FrameworkreportKyle Crichton, Abhiram Reddy, Jessica Ji, Ali Crawfordcset.georgetown.edu2025-09
AI System-to-Model InnovationreportJonah Schiestle, Andrew Imbriecset.georgetown.edu2025-07
AI Governance at the FrontierreportCSETcset.georgetown.edu2024
Strengthening the AI WorkforcereportCSETcset.georgetown.edu2024
A Bigger Yard, A Higher FencereportDohmen, Feldgoisecset.georgetown.eduCSET Georgetown2023-12
Bigger Yard, Higher Fence: Strengthening Export ControlsreportCSETcset.georgetown.edu2023
China's Military AI Wish ListreportRyan Fedasiuk, Emily Weinsteincset.georgetown.edu2021

Divisions

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Dept·Cara LaPointe

Core research: AI policy, China tech competition, export controls, workforce.

Program·Ben Murphy

Translates Chinese government AI/tech policy documents.

Team

Policy engagement and government advisory work. Advises Congress and executive agencies on technology and national security policy.

Team

Research on emerging technology policy at Georgetown University. Produces reports on AI workforce, semiconductor supply chains, and China's AI ecosystem.

Program

Hewlett-funded ($5M). AI-cybersecurity-geopolitics intersection.

Program

10 public tools and 8 datasets for tracking emerging tech. Includes AI patent clusters, AGORA, Country Activity Tracker.

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