Will Japan reconnect a fracturing world?, AI harms and the need for tougher regulation, and funding the bold vision of the CHIPS Act.
The bold vision of the CHIPS and Science Act isn’t getting the funding it needs The CHIPS and Science Act established a compelling vision for U.S. innovation and place-based industrial policy. But is the country capitalizing on this breakthrough? Matt Hourihan, Mark Muro, and Melissa Roberts Chapman write that the legislation’s promise is already being hampered by tight funding—and the looming debt ceiling crisis is only going to make the situation worse. Read more | Senate hearing highlights AI harms and need for tougher regulation Open AI CEO Sam Altman’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law shows the importance of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and the sensitivity surrounding its development. Darrell West outlines key takeaways from the hearing, including some surprising moments of bipartisanship. Read more | The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. | |