Darrell M. West

A visitor fist bumps a humanoid robot at the booth of IBG at Hannover Messe, the trade fair in Hanover

It is time to restore the US Office of Technology Assessment

Darrell M. West

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Nadine Seiler from Waldorf, Maryland, waves an upside-down American flag outside the White House the day after the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Washington, U.S., November 4, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott

Ways to reconcile and heal America

John R. Allen and Darrell M. West

Monday, February 8, 2021

Students and activists attend a protest march to call for action against climate change, in Vienna, Austria, November 29, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RC2ZKD9IRNTV

2020 trends to watch: Policy issues to watch in 2020

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

2018.01.03_metro_Local transportation investment photo

Remaking urban transportation and service delivery

Darrell M. West

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Alipay's facial recognition payment solution "Smile to Pay" is seen at KFC's new KPRO restaurant in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 1, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA. - RC13F17F7AA0

10 actions that will protect people from facial recognition software

Darrell M. West

Thursday, October 31, 2019

North Carolina Electoral College representatives sign the Certificates of Vote after they all cast their ballots for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the State Capitol building in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake - RC12F8CC65F0

It’s time to abolish the Electoral College

Darrell M. West

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

A TV crew interviews Sophia, a robot integrating the latest technologies and artificial intelligence

What is artificial intelligence?

Darrell M. West

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Workers put finishing touches to iPal social robots, designed by AvatarMind, at an assembly plant in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China July 4, 2018. Designed to offer education, care and companionship to children and the elderly, the 3.5-feet tall humanoid robots come in two genders and can tell stories, take photos and deliver educational or promotional content. Picture taken July 4, 2018.REUTERS/Aly Song - RC1F91AB4DD0

The role of corporations in addressing AI’s ethical dilemmas

Darrell M. West

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Workers assemble built-in appliances at the Whirlpool manufacturing plant in Cleveland

Global manufacturing scorecard: How the US compares to 18 other nations

Darrell M. West and Christian Lansang

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

An attendee competes in a game of rock, paper, scissors against a Handbot robot during the annual Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2018. REUTERS/ Stephen Lam TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC19D7DE6040

Views of AI, robots, and automation based on internet search data

Darrell M. West and Jack Karsten

Thursday, June 7, 2018