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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

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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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

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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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🗺️ 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. patentmap.eto.tech

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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

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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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🚀 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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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

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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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

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:

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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

AI's share of bioinformatics research has nearly doubled — from 5.9% in 2010 to 11.9% in 2025. 🧬🤖 The hottest areas right now? Protein structure prediction, cancer imaging, gut microbiome analysis, and antimicrobial resistance.

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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

New editors’ picks from Scout! Top highlights: 1) Mass-install events for OpenClaw across three Chinese cities 2) New policy measures to provide financing for tech startups (Translation available via CSET) 3) Developer ruled as not liable for damages from genAI hallucinations

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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

⭐️ New: State AI Governance Blog Series We’re launching a @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social ETO AGORA-powered series on how U.S. states are shaping AI governance. States play a key role in how AI is built & deployed—and are testing policies that could scale nationwide.

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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

🎉 New update to the Map of Science! This update adds titles and summaries to each research cluster, making it easier than ever to identify and understand new and emerging areas of research.

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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

🚨 U.S. AI chips are powering China's military AI ambitions This Wednesday, HFAC will consider strengthening restrictions on China's access to U.S. AI chips. In our new blog post, we analyze thousands of PLA procurement documents to show what would mean for national security:

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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

New editors’ picks from Scout! Top highlights: 1) Qwen reaches 32.1% market share in China 2) China released a new AI + Manufacturing plan (English translation available via CSET) 3) BYD’s U.S. subsidiaries are suing to reclaim tariffs paid

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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

🎉 We've just launched a HUGE update to the Map of Science at sciencemap.eto.tech! This update includes: 1) Nearly 92,000 new research clusters based on citation links and text similarity 2) Better search capabilities for finding research on specific subfields and topics

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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Need a refresher on the Plan’s recommended policy actions? Check out CSET’s AI Action Plan Tracker here 👉 🔗 airtable.com/appQLkdzWSah...

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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

🎉We’re excited to unveil PATHWISE, our new tool for tracking emerging technology talent. PATHWISE maps the supply and demand of the AI and cybersecurity workforce across geographic regions. Check it out today at pathwise.eto.tech!

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Emerging Technology Observatory @emergingtechobs.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

In a hurry? Breeze through this week's AI+energy executive order in AGORA - with section-level summaries to help you quickly find what's of interest 😎 agora.eto.tech/instrument/1...

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