Over the next 25 years, as the world shifts away from fossil fuels, the oil and gas wells that have...
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To Understand the Risks Posed by AI, Follow the Money
Time and again, leading scientists, technologists, and philosophers have made spectacularly terrible guesses about the direction of innovation. Even Einstein...
Why Aren’t There Solar-Powered Cars?
Solar cars exist. The best place to see them is the World Solar Challenge, a race that’s held every two...
Undersea Cables Are the Unseen Backbone of the Global Internet
Have you ever wondered how an email sent from New York arrives in Sydney in mere seconds, or how you...
Research Reveals Language Barriers Limit Effectiveness of Cybersecurity Resources
The idea for Fawn Ngo’s latest research came from a television interview. Ngo, a University of South Florida criminologist, had...
What Happened to TikTok’s Project Texas?
TikTok developed a plan to address U.S. government national security concerns, but it was dismissed without serious consideration. Why? Fourteen...
It’s Hearty, It’s Meaty, It’s Mold
With animal-free dairy products and convincing vegetarian meat substitutes already on the market, it’s easy to see how biotechnology can...
Is AI an Existential Risk? Q&A with RAND Experts
What are the potential risks associated with artificial intelligence? Might any of these be catastrophic or even existential? And as momentum builds...