Emerging Technology Observatory

Creating high-quality data resources to inform critical decisions on emerging technology issues. A project of @CSETGeorgetown

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Check out the new brief led by @CSETGeorgetown's @athinnyun with data collected by ETO students!

Top finding: nearly half of America's award-winning scientists were foreign-born, and most of them first came to the U.S. as students.

[Adrian Thinnyun @athinnyun]

Most of the world's top scientists don't move to the United States after they become famous.

They move before – as students. A new @CSETGeorgetown brief I led traces the journeys of 550 top STEM awardees. 🧵(1/8)

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Check out other top stories in the full post here:
https://t.co/8k3ln5RhC7

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New editors' picks from Scout! Top highlights:

1) CXMT's market value topped RMB 4 trillion, overtaking Tencent
2) Zhang Yiming banned distillation at ByteDance, pushing training from scratch
3) Chinese government guide urges AI for surveillance (Translation via CSET)

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Read the full update here:
https://t.co/ufbowQe00Z

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Our Chip Supply Chain Explorer now features 2025 market share data!

China's gains landed in fab tools - ion implanters +2.8pp, deposition +2.4pp, etch & clean +1.7pp.

It lost share everywhere in assembly, test & packaging.

Lithography: still 0.2%.

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Check out the full post here:
https://t.co/dHhxT1ox4W

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Which research fields will explode next 🚀

We've built a neural classifier that predicts extreme growth via the Map of Science.

3 years out: vision-language models for robots, agentic AI in space.

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Check out the full announcement here:
https://t.co/e5vbyni0XY

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We’re proud to announce that MIT’s AI Risk Initiative and CMU’s EncyclopAIdia team are joining CSET, ETO, and our existing collaborators at Purdue’s GRAIL to expand AGORA – our living collection of AI laws, regulations, and standards.

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Check out the full announcement post here:
https://t.co/zzsHFoXVjp

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🗺️ 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.

https://t.co/Jpu1rcK9QG

[Mina Narayanan @MinaNrn]

What exactly is an AI regulatory sandbox & what is it supposed to achieve?

Our latest @CSETGeorgetown @emergingtechobs AGORA blog unpacks how AI reg. sandboxes in Utah & Texas work, comparing oversight, testing limits, & reporting requirements.

https://t.co/cieXEugF5L

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Check out other top stories in the full post here:
https://t.co/83cWhbqEaF

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New editors’ picks from Scout! Top highlights:
1) DeepSeek V4 offers GPT-5.5-level performance at 100x less cost
2) New Chinese government plan to introduce AI into education (Translation available via CSET)
3) Chinese tech firms are now buying export-controlled GPUs directly

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And explore PATHWISE today!
https://t.co/eST3zcSEfZ

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🚀 New PATHWISE update! Our emerging tech talent tracking tool now features:

1. ML-powered workforce definitions for sharper precision
2. Data through April 2026
3. More granular job titles
4. Associate degree tracking

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Check out the full announcement here:
https://t.co/wcbsWU2Q2t

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Check out the full analysis here: https://t.co/iiuNtnDGtv

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How much do Canada's Tri-Agencies (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) shape global research & innovation?

A lot.

334K+ funded papers, 48K patent families citing that work, and over half of all global research clusters touched.

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https://t.co/uHnQSUHnzP

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From a White House EO on AI cybersecurity to Ghana's 10-year AI strategy to Arkansas tackling AI content ownership — AI governance is moving fast everywhere. Catch up with the latest AGORA Roundup: