United States of America: Released Updated Critical and Emerging Technologies List

On 12 February 2024, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced the release of an updated list of critical and emerging technologies (CETs) significant to US national security. The update includes a range of technologies, with a particular focus on data privacy and artificial intelligence. Examples of artificial intelligence technologies include machine learning, deep learning, and reinforcement learning. For data privacy, the list highlights distributed ledger technologies and privacy-enhancing technologies.