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Vikram Venkatram

@VikramVenkatram

Research Analyst at @CSETGeorgetown on the Biotechnology team. @GeorgetownCSS and @georgetownsfs alum.

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Which countries lead the way in STEM graduates? 🎓

Brendan Oliss, @ColeMcFaul, and @Jaret_phd break down the changing distribution of STEM graduates:
cset.georgetown.edu/article/the-gl…

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Currently, no is among the nation’s 146 R1 universities. But big changes are coming to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education – what will this mean for research status?

Jaret C Riddick, PhD's blog has more ⬇️ cset.georgetown.edu/article/good-n…

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Our new report with War Studies uses bibliometric analysis and expert assessment of technical documents to evaluate China’s brain-computer interface (BCI) research.

Read more here ⬇️ cset.georgetown.edu/publication/bi…

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While China has indigenous expertise in brain-computer interface (BCI), it is important to examine if and how China has gained from foreign collaborations.

Read our new report co-authored with researchers from War Studies ⬇️ cset.georgetown.edu/publication/bi…

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🧠 New research findings on Brain-Computer Interfaces ( )! 🧠

I'm super thrilled to announce the publication of this CSET and War Studies collaboration, which I co-authored, on China's BCI research.

Dive in to learn more about China's efforts in this area!

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How are large language models trained and modified? Can they move beyond chatbots into full-fledged agents?

In their new 3-part explainer series, Helen Toner, Thomas Woodside & Matt Burtell offer a non-technical deep dive into these questions and more. cset.georgetown.edu/article/the-su…

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Happy 5th birthday to CSET! I'm extremely thankful to be a part of this fantastic organization.

Since joining, I've worked on topics like AMR, to brain-computer interfaces, to genetic data, and more. I'm extremely excited for the work that's still ahead!

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The latest Scout roundup is live - with a massive tech startup contest, Chinese ministries' key 'future industries,' and an expert take from Vikram Venkatram on new Chinese bioethics guidelines. Read on: eto.tech/blog/scout-edi…

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I'm excited to discuss findings from our CSET data brief at the PACCARB public meeting tomorrow, focused on combating AMR globally.

Tune in between 3:10 and 3:40 EST at hhs.gov/live/index.html to catch my public comments, or at 9:00 a.m. for the whole event!

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🧬New Blog Post🧬

How should the U.S. and other market economies deal with China’s national champions?

Anna Puglisi explores the case of BGI. cset.georgetown.edu/article/chinas…

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⭐️We're Hiring⭐️

CSET is looking for candidates to support our Workforce line of research as a Research Fellow.

Learn more and apply by March 4th, 2024! cset.georgetown.edu/job/research-f…

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400M people are infected by a dengue virus each year. A new The Lancet article highlights gaps & opportunities to prevent & control dengue: bit.ly/3SGKhr9

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The White House’s November AI executive order included a lot on biotech!

CSET’s Steph Batalis, PhD & Vikram Venkatram broke down everything you need to know: cset.georgetown.edu/article/breaki…

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AI isn’t the only risk factor, and it’s important to evaluate new capabilities (like those from AI) within the existing risk landscape.

🧬 Check out my explainer mapping the AI/Biorisk landscape for more!

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✨New Issue Brief✨

As language models get more powerful and concerns grow about various types of harmful and unwanted outputs, what methods are developers using to control their models?

CSET's Jessica Ji, Josh Goldstein, and Drew Lohn break it down: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/co…

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🌐Excited to share my work mapping the / landscape for CSET!🧬
TLDR:
1. AI can impact risk, but isn’t the only factor
2. Biorisk includes both existing AND emerging risks
3. Tailored safeguards = identifying real scenarios of concern cset.georgetown.edu/publication/ai…

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In their recent brief, Vikram Venkatram and Katherine Quinn find that the 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇳 publish the most research worldwide.

Given the large U.S. publishing capacity, it is well-positioned to impact the future makeup of AMR research.
cset.georgetown.edu/publication/th…

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✨New Blog✨

Need help unpacking 🇺🇸’s updated controls on chip exports?

CSET’s Jacob Feldgoise and Hanna Dohmen are out with one of the most comprehensive explainers yet to help you break down BISgov’s update. cset.georgetown.edu/article/bis-20…

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✨New issue brief ✨

Talent is key to tech competition between 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇳.

In their new brief, Dahlia Peterson (蘭花), Ngor Luong and Jacob Feldgoise examine China’s AI job demand at the regional and city level, and in the defense and surveillance sectors. cset.georgetown.edu/publication/as…

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