Regulation of auto safety today is based on an assumption that cars will be sold to end customers. But the first driverless cars are likely to be rented, not owned. That has big implications for the way they should be regulated. This presentation will describe the technological and economic forces that are pushing...
Governments around the world are increasingly investing in the development and use of Artificial Intelligence and other digital technologies to govern. As most modern states spend a significant proportion of their annual budget and gross domestic product on social protection policies, it is not surprising that social...
If we can automate decisions occurring at key junctures in our democratic institutions and processes, and if we can do so in a sufficiently accurate, fair, and transparent way, what’s wrong with automation? More specifically, is automation objectionable only if, and because, it may lead to inaccurate, unfair...
Nearly 40,000 people are killed in the U.S. every year in motor vehicle crashes. Experts estimate that more than 90% of motor vehicle crashes involve human error, and the theory is that by replacing human drivers with automation, this tragic human toll will largely be eliminated. While this theory is overly...
A conversation with General John R. Allen USMC (Ret.), President, Brookings Institution; Former Commander, ISA and US Forces, Afghanistan and Edward W. Felten, Robert E. Kahn Professor of Computer Science and Public Affairs.
The emergence of large language models (LLMs) represents a major advance in artificial intelligence (AI) research. However, the widespread use of LLMs is also coupled with significant ethical and social challenges. Previous research has pointed towards auditing ...