<p>In this News Roundup, Elisa unpacks the latest AI-driven developments making headlines—from Chinese financing across U.S. energy and data infrastructure to emerging battlefield AI systems and early research raising concerns about AI-generated pathogens. She also examines evolving strategies for powering data centers, the strategic implications of a potential SpaceX–xAI alignment, and how Anthropic’s latest model signals a new phase in the global AI race.</p><p>EVENT: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://events.americanbar.org/event/dba939e3-d0ee-472c-8c29-751e10a92995/summary">Register</a> for our in-person luncheon on March 5 in Washington, D.C., featuring journalist Jason Rezaian and attorney David Bowker on hostage diplomacy and the wrongful detention of Americans overseas. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q8qm9FyS3_UFLf6doFymQERtBKJcF_yS/view?usp=sharing">View the full program here.</a></p><p><em>References:</em></p><ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/national-security-law-today/id1276946676?i=1000476968477">NSLT Ep. 127, <em>The Insurrection Act Today with William Banks and Harvey Rishikof</em></a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.aiddata.org/publications/chasing-china">Parks, B. C., Zhang, S., Escobar, B., Walsh, K., Fedorochko, R., Vlasto, L., et al. (2025). <em>Chasing China: Learning to Play by Beijing’s Global Lending Rules</em>. Williamsburg, VA: AidData at William &amp; Mary</a></li></ul>