A Moratorium on Training Large AI Systems?, Philanthropy in Africa, and More

April 13, 2023

Individual companies and researchers have a right to decide whether, and at what pace, they will do work on artificial intelligence (AI). But a U.S. government moratorium on training powerful AI systems would raise a host of concerns, argues John Villasenor.

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The African continent has “a rich history of philanthropy” and new tools and technology are expanding ways of giving. On the latest episode of Foresight Africa, Una Osili joins host Aloysius Uche Ordu to explain the role that remittances and philanthropy play in meeting sub-Saharan Africa’s development challenges.

Over the course of the pandemic, many child care teachers left for higher-paying jobs and staffing challenges led many centers to turn families away. These difficulties have heightened awareness of the poor working conditions early educators face and spurred calls to professionalize the early childhood education (ECE) workforce and treat them more like K-12 teachers. Daphna Bassok and co-authors assess the research on ECE professionalization efforts.

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