Issues affecting the safety and security of athletes and spectators at the 2016 Olympic Games, which begins August 5 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were reviewed in a new report from the Congressional Research Service.
Concerns addressed in the CRS report include the Zika virus outbreak, domestic crime, the threat of terrorism, environmental hazards, and more. See The 2016 Olympic Games: Health, Security, Environmental, and Doping Issues, July 28, 2016.
Other new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Supplemental Appropriations for Zika Response: The FY2016 Conference Agreement in Brief, July 14, 2016
The Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce: Background, Analysis, and Questions for Congress, July 29, 2016
FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues, July 29, 2016
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Analysis of Economic Studies, June 30, 2016
State Challenges to Federal Enforcement of Immigration Law: From the Mid-1990s to the Present, updated August 1, 2016
Numerical Limits on Permanent Employment-Based Immigration: Analysis of the Per-country Ceilings, updated July 28, 2016
Federal Benefits and Services for People with Low Income: Overview of Spending Trends, FY2008-FY2015, July 29, 2016
Federal Student Loan Forgiveness and Loan Repayment Programs, updated July 28, 2016
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Budget: Fact Sheet, July 28, 2016
Police Shootings and Federal Support for Law Enforcement Safety, CRS Insight, July 19, 2016
Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons, updated August 1, 2016
Turkey: Failed Coup and Implications for U.S. Policy, CRS Insight, July 19, 2016
U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Turkey, CRS Insight, August 2, 2016
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These ideas aim to advance the detailed policy solutions needed to foster public trust and implement fairness in the adoption of AI across diverse domains, from healthcare and government benefits to rural access, education, and worker protections.
The evidence is clear: algorithmic pay-setting is established in app-based work, and payroll/timekeeping failures show how software can produce systemic wage harm at scale
While a few states have taken steps to implement decision-making mechanisms for certain AI systems, too many leaders are simply accepting narratives about AI’s purported public benefit at face value – jumping to the “how” of AI implementation before thoroughly vetting potential systems and deciding whether they are appropriate to use at all.