Sam Bresnick

Mar 6, 2025 | barrons.com | Sam Bresnick |Cole McFaul

About the authors: Sam Bresnick is a research fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology. Cole McFaul is a research analyst at CSET. After Chinese AI company DeepSeek’s surprise success rattled financial markets in late January, tech investors have largely turned their attention to other issues such as tariffs. But Silicon Valley isn’t out of the woods just yet.

Jan 29, 2025 | newsweek.com | Jack Corrigan |Sam Bresnick

CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! Last week, the Chinese startup DeepSeek sent shockwaves through the global technology community when it unveiled a powerful new open-source AI system. The model, known as R1, reportedly matched the performance of leading models from U.S. companies like OpenAI, even though it was built at a fraction of the cost.

Dec 31, 2024 | foreignaffairs.com | Sam Bresnick

China is betting big on military artificial intelligence. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made the technology a strategic priority, and the People’s Liberation Army is pouring resources into the development of state-of-the-art AI-enabled military capabilities. Chinese defense experts believe that these technologies will offer the PLA the best chance to equal, or surpass, the warfighting capacity of the U.S. armed forces.

Sep 20, 2024 | lawfaremedia.org | Daniel Byman |Sam Bresnick

In the years since Xi Jinping assumed power, China has undertaken increasingly risky military activities in the name of national security at sea, in the air, and even in space.

Jul 18, 2024 | foreignpolicy.com | Sam Bresnick

Science and Technology China The United States and China recently held their first official dialogue on artificial intelligence risks. Though a step in the right direction, the meeting is unlikely to resolve bilateral tensions over the development and deployment of AI-enabled military systems.