Science & Tech Issues in Congress, & More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Science and Technology Issues in the 115th Congress, updated May 23, 2017
U.S.-South Korea Relations, updated May 23, 2017
Australia, CRS In Focus, May 12, 2017
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), updated May 24, 2017
Paid Family Leave in the United States, May 24, 2017
Selected Federal Water Activities: Agencies, Authorities, and Congressional Committees, updated May 24, 2017
The United States Withdraws from the TPP, CRS Insight, updated May 23, 2017
Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations, updated May 24, 2017
“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.