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Policy Memo
Message Incoming: Establish an AI Incident Reporting System

Congress should create a voluntary Artificial Intelligence Incident Reporting Hub, inspired by existing public initiatives in cybersecurity.

06.25.24 | 8 min read
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Emerging Technology
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Policy Memo
Addressing the Disproportionate Impacts of Student Online Activity Monitoring Software on Students with Disabilities

For decades, assistive technology, ranging from low tech to high tech, has helped students with disabilities with learning. AI tools hold promise for making lessons more accessible.

06.25.24 | 8 min read
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Emerging Technology
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Policy Memo
Establish Data-Sharing Standards for the Development of AI Models in Healthcare

NIST should lead an interagency coalition to produce standards that enable third-party research and development on healthcare data.

06.24.24 | 5 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Establish a Teacher AI Literacy Development Program

To establish the NSF Teacher AI Literacy Development Program, Congress should pass a defining piece of legislation that will outline the program’s purpose, delineate its extent, and allocate necessary funding.

06.24.24 | 5 min read
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Emerging Technology
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Policy Memo
A NIST Foundation to Support the Agency’s AI Mandate

Congress should authorize the establishment of a NIST Foundation to unlock additional resources, expertise, and strong ethics for AI research.

06.24.24 | 9 min read
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Emerging Technology
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Policy Memo
A Dose Of Reality: Underscoring The Fatal Consequences Of The Opioid Epidemic

Despite extensive funding, opioid-related overdoses have not significantly decreased, showing that a different strategy is needed to save lives. 

05.29.24 | 18 min read
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Policy Memo
Troubleshooting Gun Crimes: Prevention To Reduce Firearm-Related Violence

The Biden-Harris Administration should fund actionable, evidence-based programs for law enforcement, crime laboratories, community organizations, disaster response, and robust data surveillance systems.

05.22.24 | 13 min read
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Blog
The Importance of Standards for the U.S. Bioeconomy & National Security: A Conversation with Congressman Jake Auchincloss

We sat down with Congressman Jake Auchincloss to get a better understanding of how Congress and the Select Committee on the CCP view the need for standards for the bioeconomy.

05.16.24 | 6 min read
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Policy Memo
Improving Public Health by Advancing the Medicolegal Death Investigation Profession

Medicolegal death investigations agencies are generally underresourced, with insufficient infrastructure for data-sharing and computerized record management.

05.15.24 | 19 min read
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Blog
The DOE’s Proactive FY25 Budget Is Another Workforce Win On the Way to Staffing the Energy Transition

DOE has spent considerable time in the last few years focused on how to strengthen the Department’s workforce and deliver on its mission. The FY25 budget request looks to continue those investments.

05.07.24 | 3 min read
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Emerging Technology
Press release
Federation of American Scientists Among Leading Technology Organizations Pushing Congress to Support Responsible AI Innovation NIST Funding Request

The joint advocacy effort calls for the establishment of an effective AI governance framework through NIST, including technical standards, test methods, and objective evaluation techniques for the emerging technology.

04.23.24 | 4 min read
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Emerging Technology
Issue Brief
The U.S. Bioeconomy needs biomass, but what is it and how do we use it?

In the quest for sustainable energy and materials, biomass emerges as a key player, bridging the gap between the energy sector and the burgeoning U.S. and regional bioeconomies.

04.17.24 | 7 min read
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