Center for Technology Innovation

An inmate hangs his hands outside his cell as he chats with another prisoner in a nearby cell at the Taylor County Jail June 20, 2019. A proposition to add a new jail pod with 212 additional cells would address overcrowding at the facility, but might worsen another problem - a shortage of jailers.0707jail4

How well-intentioned privacy laws can contribute to wrongful convictions

Rebecca Wexler and John Villasenor

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

The ethical algorithm

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

A customer tries on a new iPhone 7 Plus.

Protecting privacy in an AI-driven world

Cameron F. Kerry

Monday, February 10, 2020

Supporters of Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) look at their mobile phones before she speaks at her Iowa Caucus rally in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., February 3, 2020. Picture taken February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Technology, tribalism, and truth

Friday, February 7, 2020

AI, predictive analytics, and criminal justice

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

A general view of the White House in Washington in this September 30, 2013. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

New White House AI principles reach beyond economic and security considerations

Thursday, January 30, 2020

A man walks past a stand with binary digits representing digital information during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona February 27, 2012. The GSMA Mobile World Congress, representing the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, will take place from February 27 to March 1 in Barcelona. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

Artificial intelligence, geopolitics, and information integrity

John Villasenor

Thursday, January 30, 2020

The Brookings Institution main building

Competition policy expert Bill Baer joining Brookings

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Alexander Dietrich of the German air and space agency, Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft und Raumfahrt (DLR), shakes the hand of the humanoid two arm system robot Justin during a presentation in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich June 1, 2011. The mobile robotic system Justin with its compliant controlled light weight arms and its two four finger hands allows the long range autonomous operation of the system. Sensors and cameras allow the 3D reconstruction of the robot's environment and therefore enable Justin to perform given tasks autonomously such as catching balls or serving coffee. REUTERS/Michael Dalder(GERMANY - Tags: SOCIETY SCI TECH)

The case for AI transparency requirements

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

A women interacts with 'Alter', a machine body with a human like face and hands who learns through interplaying with the surrounding world. Alter was created by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro and is on display at the 'AI: More Than Human' exhibition at the Barbican Centre in London. The major new exhibition explores the relationship between humans and artificial intelligence.

Ethical algorithm design should guide technology regulation

Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth

Monday, January 13, 2020