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CSET Director Helen Toner Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee
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Washington, D.C. (April 22, 2026), This morning, Helen Toner, Interim Executive Director at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), testified before the U.S. Innovation,” examined policy solutions to maintain U.S. technological leadership and strengthen U.S. intellectual property (IP) protections.
Key facts
- Washington, D.C. (April 22, 2026), This morning, Helen Toner, Interim Executive Director at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), testified before the U.S
- Toner was named one of TIME’s 100 most influential people in AI in 2024
- Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology informs high-stakes decisions by providing decision-makers with rigorous analysis on the security implications of emerging
- Toner also emphasized the importance of balancing IP protection with transparency and effective governance of advanced AI systems
Summary
Innovation,” examined policy solutions to maintain U.S. technological leadership and strengthen U.S. intellectual property (IP) protections. As competition with China continues to escalate, Toner’s testimony provided recommendations for bolstering security and countering threats while maintaining U.S. advantage. “There is strong evidence that some Chinese AI companies are employing distillation techniques to use American AI models to advance their own research and development,” Toner said in her written testimony. Toner also emphasized the importance of balancing IP protection with transparency and effective governance of advanced AI systems. AI sector remains ahead of the Chinese AI sector, but if that’s at the expense of AI overrunning the entire planet, then that hasn’t benefitted them.