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Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)
Georgetown policy research center on security implications of emerging tech, including China space/AI competition analysis.
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Pentagon AI Standoff: Decisive Moment for AI in War CSET's Helen Toner provided expert perspective on the Pentagon AI standoff as a decisive moment for AI in war.
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GPAI Governance Mapping across AI Middle-Power Jurisdictions CSET security-and-policy analysis of national AI strategies complements middle-power GPAI provision mapping.
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Pentagon AI Standoff: Decisive Moment for AI in War CSET's Helen Toner provided expert perspective on the Pentagon AI standoff as a decisive moment for AI in war.
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Narrowing Open-Weight vs Closed Frontier Cyber Capability Gap CSET security-oriented tech analysis informs policy response to shifting open vs closed capability balances.
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AI in Military Applications CSET's Helen Toner provided expert perspective on the Pentagon standoff as a decisive moment for AI use in war.
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EU AI Act timeline Aug 2025
EU AI Act obligations for general-purpose AI models applied from 2 Aug 2025; high-risk obligations under Annex III apply from 2 Aug 2026.
EU AI Act — implementation tracker → First binding treaty May 2026
The Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI — the first legally binding international AI treaty — opened for signature in Sep 2024; the EU ratified it on 15 May 2026.
Council of Europe → UN scientific panel Aug 2025
On 26 Aug 2025 the UN General Assembly created an Independent International Scientific Panel on AI (40 experts) and a Global Dialogue on AI Governance.
United Nations →