Should Donald Trump successfully secure the US presidency, it's believed significant changes could be brought to the country's approach to AI development. A proposition known as the "Make America First in AI" policy document has been created by a group of Trump allies. It is intended as a basis for an executive order, and if…
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has approved a resolution originating from China, appealing to developed nations to aid poorer nations in exploiting Artificial Intelligence (AI). The non-binding resolution, called "Enhancing international cooperation on capacity-building of artificial intelligence," was proposed by China's permanent representative to the UN, Fu Cong. According to Fu, while AI technologies…
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been collaborating with Roxbury, Massachusetts' Camfield Estates housing development for over a decade, helping to combat systemic racial disparities in housing. Led by Associate Professor Catherine D'Ignazio, a team from the MIT Initiative for Combatting Systemic Racism (ICSR) primarily focus their research on the impact of data and…
First-year students in the Social and Engineering Systems (SES) doctoral program at MIT, Eric Liu and Ashely Peake, are interested in investigating housing inequality issues. They took the opportunity to conduct hands-on research on real-world problems at the MIT Policy Hackathon, an event that invites participants globally to find potential solutions to societal challenges. This…
First-year students in MIT's Social and Engineering Systems (SES) doctoral program, Eric Liu and Ashley Peake, have a unique interest in investigating housing inequality issues. At the MIT Policy Hackathon, they had an opportunity to apply their knowledge and conduct research on these real-world issues. The hackathon, organized by students in the IDSS and TPP,…
First year students, Eric Liu and Ashely Peake, from the Social and Engineering Systems (SES) doctoral program at MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS), are researching housing inequality issues. They used a policy hackathon organized by IDSS as an opportunity for hands-on research. The annual event gathers participants from around the world to…
Eric Liu and Ashely Peake, first-year students in the Social and Engineering Systems (SES) doctoral program within the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS), started their academic journey keen on overcoming housing inequality issues. They had their first hands-on research experience by participating in the MIT Policy Hackathon. Run by students from IDSS…
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has established an Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, according to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The board's inception is in response to President Biden's Executive Order for a “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.” The board's role is to create recommendations on how stakeholders of…