Technology & Innovation

Judge Thad Balkman welcomes a full court on the first day of a trial of Johnson & Johnson over claims they engaged in deceptive marketing that contributed to the national opioid epidemic in Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. May 28, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Oxford - RC1B6406EEF0

Technology & Innovation

How to improve technical expertise for judges in AI-related litigation

Melissa Whitney

Thursday, November 7, 2019

An employee of Nissan Motor Co monitors real-time power usage data at the company's facilities at the Oppama plant in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo July 2, 2011. With 35 of Japan's 54 nuclear power plants shut, the Japanese government has ordered big companies to cut their peak power consumption by 15 percent from last year this summer, in the first such mandate since the oil crisis of 1974. To meet the target, the auto industry has changed its weekend holidays to Thursdays and Fridays between July and September. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: TRANSPORT ENERGY) - GM1E7721AIH01

Technology & Innovation

How insurance can mitigate AI risks

Thursday, November 7, 2019

An automated guided vehicle carrying a battery pack moves under a partially assembled 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicle on the assembly line at General Motors Orion Assembly in Lake Orion, Michigan, U.S., March 19, 2018. Photo taken March 19, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - RC16181E9F00

Up Front

Automation, work and skills

Marcus Casey and Sarah Nzau

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Future of work in Africa

Africa in focus

The future of work in Africa: Opportunities and challenges of digital technologies

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Reports

A line worker installs the back seats on the flex line at Nissan Motor Co's automobile manufacturing plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, U.S., August 23, 2018. Picture taken August 23, 2018. REUTERS/William DeShazer - RC1B6E2ACF40

Technology & Innovation

Gender, occupational segregation, and automation

Patricia Cortes and Jessica Pan

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Librarian Bertrand Bobis (L) teaches a senior citizen how to use a Facebook account during a class at a branch of the New York Public Library in New York August 13, 2012. Seniors, some in their 90s, could soon be making new friends on Facebook thanks to New York libraries offering classes to help the elderly learn, or brush up their social network skills. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION) - GM2E88E0HDJ01

Technology & Innovation

Employment and training for mature adults

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Jacob Bailey conducts assembly on an SUV chassis at the General Motors Assembly Plant in Arlington, Texas June 9, 2015. General Motors Co is raising the stakes on its bet that sales of fuel-thirsty sport utility vehicles will keep driving its global profits as Chinese and other markets sag. GM said on July 14, 2015 that it plans to spend $1.4 billion to modernize the factory in Arlington, Texas, that builds the Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon sport utility vehicles. It's the largest single investment in a $5.4 billion, three-year plant upgrade program announced earlier this year. Picture taken June 9, 2015. To match Insight GM-SUVS/ REUTERS/Mike Stone - GF10000166170

Technology & Innovation

How automation and other forms of IT affect the middle class

Nir Jaimovich and Henry E. Siu

Thursday, November 7, 2019

A view shows self-driving cars owned and tested by Yandex company during a presentation in Moscow, Russia August 16, 2019. Picture taken August 16, 2019. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina - RC1685FF8CC0

Technology & Innovation

Products liability law as a way to address AI harms

John Villasenor

Thursday, October 31, 2019

ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Glen Beck (background) and Betty Snyder (foreground) program the ENIAC in building 328 at the Ballistic Research Laboratory (BRL).

Technology & Innovation

History’s message about regulating AI

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Blog Posts

Librarian Josh Soule turns on computers in preparation to teach senior citizens how to set up and use a Facebook account during a class at a branch of the New York Public Library in New York August 13, 2012. Seniors, some in their 90s, could soon be making new friends on Facebook thanks to New York libraries offering classes to help the elderly learn, or brush up their social network skills. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION) - GM2E88E0HHA01

Up Front

Comments on “Employment and training for mature adults: The current system and moving forward” by Paul Osterman

Thursday, November 7, 2019

An Electroimpact automated fiber placement machine, which lays down carbon fiber strips onto the 777X spar, is seen during a media tour of the Boeing 777X at the Boeing Composite Wing Center in Everett, Washington, U.S., February 27, 2019. Picture taken February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson - RC1220B68860

Up Front

Comments on “How automation and other forms of IT affect the middle class: Assessing the estimates” by Jaimovich and Siu

Harry J. Holzer

Thursday, November 7, 2019

A doorway of the Federal Trade Commission building is seen in Washington on March 4, 2012. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES) - WM1E834139A01

TechTank

Highlights: Commissioners discuss the future of the FTC’s role in privacy

Caitlin Chin and Marla Odell

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

View All Blog Posts

Events

Can algorithms alone reduce online biases?

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Ways to mitigate artificial intelligence problems

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

The role of the Federal Trade Commission in privacy and beyond

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

View All Events

Related Books

Beyond Disruption: Technology's Challenge to Governance by George P. Shultz, Jim Hoagland, James Timbie

Beyond Disruption: Technology’s Challenge to Governance

Contributions by William Drozdiak

2018

Behavioral Science & Policy, Volume 1, Number 2

Edited by Craig Fox and Sim B. Sitkin

2016

Behavioral Science & Policy, Volume 1, Number 1

Edited by Craig Fox and Sim B. Sitkin

2015

Experts

Women eat watermelons at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California April 10, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - GF10000055583

Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Mar 17, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; A member of the Bridgestone Arena crew sweeps confetti off the court after a win by the Auburn Tigers over the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC conference tournament championship game at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports - 12368716

Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Nicol Turner Lee

Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation

View All Experts

Multimedia

On October 1, the Foreign Policy program at Brookings will host Nathan Gardels and Nicolas Berggruen, authors of the new book “Renovating Democracy: Governing in the Age of Globalization and Digital Capitalism,” to discuss these themes and present findings from their research on how democratic systems work — and how they fail. Following opening remarks by Brookings Vice President and Director Bruce Jones, Washington Columnist for The Boston Globe Indira Lakshmanan will moderate a conversation with the authors. Questions from the audience will follow the discussion.The rise of populism in the West and the rise of China in the East have stirred a debate about the role of democracy in the international system. The impact of globalization and digital capitalism is forcing worldwide attention to the starker divide between the “haves” and the “have-nots,” challenging how we think about the social contract. At a time when democracy is being tested internally and its role in the global order questioned, we must assess its current trajectory across regions and discuss the core challenges facing democracies in the West. Can civic participation and direct democracy be integrated into the system without empowering populism? How can governing systems in the West compete against China’s innovations and global ambitions? Can different systems of government co-exist in this age of globalization and integration, or are we facing a clash of systems?

Order from Chaos

Highlights: Experts discuss how to renovate democracy in a new technological and geopolitical era

Samantha Diaz and Emilie Kimball

Monday, October 21, 2019

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1FA07A2FE0

Podcast Episode

Don’t be fooled by deepfakes

John Villasenor and Fred Dews

Friday, August 16, 2019

A line worker installs the back seats on the flex line at Nissan Motor Co's automobile manufacturing plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, U.S., August 23, 2018. Picture taken August 23, 2018. REUTERS/William DeShazer - RC1B6E2ACF40

TechTank

Highlights: How public attitudes are shaping the future of manufacturing

Anagha Komaragiri and Louis Serino

Friday, August 2, 2019

View All Multimedia