How will advanced AI systems impact democracy?
Advanced AI systems capable of generating humanlike text and multimodal content are now widely available.
Research
Teaching Effectively with ChatGPT: A practical guide to creating better learning experiences for your students in less time
Since ChatGPT stormed the world in November 2022, speculation about AI in education has often been overwhelming, vague, or impractical.
Building Non-Discriminatory Algorithms in Selected Data
We develop new quasi-experimental tools to understand algorithmic discrimination and build non-discriminatory algorithms when the outcome of interest is only selectively observed.
Indexing Equity: A data-driven approach to improving equity in Tacoma, Wash.
Tacoma's Equity Index is a data-driven tool that allows leadership to not only measure progress in ensuring equitable services, but also to see interconnected outcomes on issues like safety community-
Hidden Barriers to Open Venues: What Big Data Can Tell You about Access to Public Spaces
Just because parks are open to everyone doesn’t mean that residents can use them equally. But how do you determine who faces hidden barriers?
Auditing the Use of Language Models to Guide Hiring Decisions
Regulatory efforts to protect against algorithmic bias have taken on increased urgency with rapid advances in large language models (LLMs), which are machine learning models that can achieve performan
The Battle for the Internet
For the last two centuries, great powers have fiercely competed to set the technical standards for leading technologies.
The 15-minute city quantified using human mobility data
Amid rising congestion and transport emissions, policymakers are embracing the ‘15-minute city’ model, which envisions neighbourhoods where basic needs can be met within a short walk from home.
Using Satellite Imagery to Detect the Impacts of New Highways: An Application to India
This paper integrates daytime and nighttime satellite imagery into a spatial general-equilibrium model to evaluate the returns to investments in new motorways.
The Real Dangers of Generative AI
As perhaps the most consequential technology of our time, Generative Foundation Models (GFMs) present unprecedented challenges for democratic institutions.
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