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The Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) is a research center at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service that analyzes the policy implications of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. Its reports on AI workforce, supply chains, and national security risk help governance teams understand how government priorities and export controls may shape the compliance obligations their organizations face. Because CSET publishes data-driven, non-partisan analysis, its work is often cited by lawmakers and regulators, which makes it a useful early signal of where AI policy is heading.

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Corporate PolicyUS2026-11-15

Toner: Voluntary AI Safety Accountability Breaks Under Commercial Pressure

Helen Toner, executive director of CSET at Georgetown and a former OpenAI board member, voted to remove Sam Altman. She argues that relying on individual AI executives or nonprofit board structures to enforce safety commitments is structurally insufficient. She draws on her direct experience of OpenAI's board accountability mechanism failing when confronted with commercial pressure. The interview, published by The Verge on November 14, 2026, covers what more robust regulatory frameworks might look like and why voluntary accords alone cannot substitute for binding oversight.

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