Reform of Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Stored Communications Act: Reform of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), May 19, 2015
United Nations Reform: Background and Issues for Congress, updated May 15, 2015
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Functions and Funding, May 15, 2015
In-Country Refugee Processing: In Brief, May 7, 2015
Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress, updated June 1, 2015
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2016 Budget and Appropriations, updated May 13, 2015
Burundi’s Electoral Crisis: In Brief, May 14, 2015
“One thing became increasingly clear: AI doesn’t simply introduce a new category of risk. It changes the speed, scale, complexity, and interaction of risks that already exist.”
In an ideal world, we would not have state or federal climate intervention research bans. We would have researchers and institutions that would not shy away from revealing the good, the bad, and the ugly of these technologies and doing so responsibly.
“What excites me is that it’s very tempting to be very discouraged, and say, ‘Oh, we’ve got these archaic institutions that are calcified and you could never change them.’ But I think we’re in the middle of a technological revolution that will upend lots of things, and does provide a window.”
Ask people what worries them most right now, and they’ll say the cost of living and their livelihoods, not climate change. But those concerns are not separate.