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AI Could Become the ‘New Steel’ as Overcapacity Risk Goes Unnoticed
GW’s Susan Ariel Aaronson weighs in on the potential risks of excessive government investments in AI for Fortune magazine.
TikTok and the U.S. Government Dig in for a Legal War Over Potential Ban
GW’s Susan Ariel Aaronson tells The Washington Post how a law potentially banning TikTok or forcing its sale appears designed to penalize the popular platform, rather than focus on broader issues, such as data privacy and algorithmic transparency.
What Will the EU AI Act Mean for Ed Tech in the U.S.?
GW’s Susan Ariel Aaronson weighs in on the European Union’s new AI Act, which seeks to control how the technology is developed and deployed amid growing concerns about its risks and applications across sectors like government, health care and education.
GW’s Public Interest Technology Scholars Will Raise the Bar on Conversations About Tech and Civic Interest
GW’s Susan Ariel Aaronson is a member of the university’s inaugural Public Interest Technology Scholars cohort, which is committed to the study and application of technology that advances the public good by recognizing and empowering scholars contributing to that work.
Americans Benefit From WTO Rules Governing the Free Flow of Data
GW’s Susan Ariel Aaronson discusses how the free flow of data can both advance and undermine human rights such as freedom of speech and association, and good governance.
Why Regulating AI Will be Difficult — or Even Impossible
GW’s Susan Ariel Aaronson tells the Washington Examiner that it’s the government's duty to foster AI development while managing its risks. However, she acknowledges the challenge of governing a swiftly advancing technology, stating that no effective approach has been found yet.
TRAILS Announces First Round of Seed Funding
The eight funded projects, totaling just over $1.5 million, will advance cutting-edge research and scholarship that spans AI design, development and governance.
Addressing Gaps in Data Governance to Promote Trust in Generative AI
TRAILS partnered with the Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub to host a conference to identify gaps in data governance related to large language models and discuss ideas to address them.
The U.S.-led Digital Trade World Order is Under Attack by the U.S.
GW’s Susan Ariel Aaronson weighs in on the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s decision to drop longstanding U.S. digital trade demands in World Trade Organization talks.
Can We Have Our AI Cake and Eat It Too?
GW’s Susan Ariel Aaronson addresses what policy makers and industry should be doing to ensure humanity benefits from AI, while mitigating its risks.
Why AI and Data Might Not Belong In Trade Deals
GW’s Susan Ariel Aaronson was featured in the Financial Times for her perspective on the role of AI and big data in trade policy.
How to Regulate AI? Start With the Data
In this Op-Ed, GW’s Susan Ariel Aaronson lays outlines concrete steps that Congress could take to better regulate data and AI.
GW Experts Weigh In On White House AI Risk Mitigation Initiatives
The Biden administration announced a slate of initiatives aimed at reducing the risks posed by rapidly advancing AI systems, including $140 million for new research centers like TRAILS. Newswise highlights GW researchers David Broniatowski, Susan Ariel Aaronson and Aram Gavoor.
GW to Co-Lead New $20 million NSF Artificial Intelligence Institute
GW’s David Broniatowski is leading research on evaluating how people make sense of the AI systems, and their degree of reliability, fairness, transparency and accountability; while Susan Ariel Aaronson will use her expertise in data-driven change and international data governance to lead the institute’s research on participatory governance and trust.
A New Look on Global Data Sharing and Digital Trade
GW’s Susan Ariel Aaronson publishes three op-eds that discuss data as a digital good that poses both unique values and challenges.