Public Policy
Ideas and insights about public policy from MIT Sloan.
5 ‘extraordinary turnarounds’ for global well-being
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Earth4All calls for a reconfiguration of economies, energy, and food systems to increase societal resilience and avoid the worst climate change impacts.
Boston Fed CEO sees interest rates staying put for now
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Susan M. Collins discusses managing inflation and AI in finance.
‘Climate capitalism’ can help scale green solutions
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Reforming capitalism might be the only practical way to get to zero emissions quickly, says Bloomberg reporter Akshat Rathi.
AI-enhanced visuals propel sustainable policies
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Skeptics are more likely to approve of sustainable infrastructure when shown AI-enhanced images of how green cityscapes might look, research finds.
Economist Claudia Sahm has a better way to handle recessions
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A veteran of the Federal Reserve talks about her dedication to data, the costs of speaking up, and how her “Sahm rule” could improve the impact of stimulus checks.
Post-pandemic inflation: 7 lessons for monetary policy
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A new e-book examines monetary policy responses to the 2021 – 2022 spike in inflation and identifies challenges and lessons for the future.
From MIT, a technically informed approach to governing AI
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In new policy briefs, MIT researchers outline how to regulate large language models, label AI-generated content, and pursue “pro-worker AI.”
A framework for assessing AI risk
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A “red light, yellow light, green light” framework can help companies streamline AI governance and decision-making.
Generative AI research from MIT Sloan
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Ideas about how to best deploy generative artificial intelligence, how it will affect the workforce, and how it should be regulated.
Unmasking the bias in facial recognition algorithms
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In her new book, computer scientist Joy Buolamwini examines the “power shadows” lurking in the datasets used to train artificial intelligence.