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Book: Observability for LLM Applications — paperback and hardcover on Amazon · Ebook from Apr 22 Also by me: Thinking in Go (2-book series) — Complete Guide to Go Programming + Hexagonal Architecture in Go My project: Hermes IDE | GitHub — an IDE for developers who ship with Claude Code and other AI coding tools Me: xgabriel.com | GitHub This week, the Trump administration released the first comp…

On December 10, join COSSA for the final Headlines webinar of the year. We will cover key policy developments and Congressional activity that affected the social and behavioral sciences in… The post REGISTER NOW: Headlines Webinar on December 10 appeared first on Consortium of Social Science Associations .

Storytelling strategies for policy change by: Diana Guardado posted on Thursday, September 18, 2025 Heart racing. Hands trembling. The room was cold and still. All I could see were tiny dust particles catching the light. In that moment, I found myself face-to-face with the elected leader I had voted for, supported, and believed in, now seated across from me in a quiet office on the sixth

✍️ By Tasneem Ahmed. Tasneem is an Undergraduate Student in Political Science and a Research Assistant at the Governance and Responsible AI Lab (GRAIL), Purdue University. 📌 Editor’s Note: This article is part of our AI Policy Corner series, a collaboration between the Montreal AI Ethics Institute (MAIEI) and the Governance and Responsible AI Lab […] Source

Executive orders reflect the administration’s expansive view of executive authority.

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are a powerful tool for understanding what works in development and anti-poverty programs. They provide insights to guide practitioners and policymakers in improving and scaling interventions. But for RCT findings to inform these decisions, they must be communicated clearly and systematically—something that’s easier said than done. Good reporting isn’t just abo…

CSET’s Cole McFaul was quoted in an article published by GZERO Media. The article discusses the Trump administration’s forthcoming AI Action Plan, which is expected to shape U.S. policy on artificial intelligence through the remainder of the term. The post Inside the fight to shape Trump’s AI policy appeared first on Center for Security and Emerging Technology .

In his op-ed in DefenseScoop, Jack Corrigan discusses the U.S.'s first national security memorandum on artificial intelligence (AI), which emphasizes large "frontier" models from major tech firms as key to national security and technological leadership. He cautions, however, that this focus could stifle broader AI innovation and create reliance on costly, resource-intensive systems. The post Amer…

On October 24, the White House issued the first-ever National Security Memorandum on Artificial Intelligence. CSET's experts answer pressing questions and what it means for U.S. national security and AI development. The post The National Security Memorandum on Artificial Intelligence — CSET Experts React appeared first on Center for Security and Emerging Technology .

Diana Fontaine & Asta Habtemichael will head to Washington, D.C., in February to spend a year working on coastal and marine policy issues within legislative and executive offices of the federal government.

In their FedScoop op-ed, Jack Corrigan and Owen J. Daniels discuss the challenges of regulating artificial intelligence (AI) during an election season, when lawmakers are more focused on politics than policy. The post AI won’t pause for the election, and AI regulation shouldn’t either appeared first on Center for Security and Emerging Technology .

by Nadège Carlier, David Aubin, and Stéphane Moyson  In our recent article published in Policy & Politics as part of a special issue on Policy Learning: Types, Mechanisms and Effects, we researched the relative effects of diversity on collective learning… Continue reading →

Last month, the White House released a report promoting better use of social and behavioral science research in evidence-based policymaking across the federal government. This document places a long-overdue spotlight on… The post White House Issues Blueprint for Use of Social and Behavioral Science in Policymaking appeared first on Consortium of Social Science Associations .

The Council’s Data Fluencies Program announces a call for proposals for its research development workshop, Drilling Down to the Data: Navigating Data Politics at the Heart of AI Policy, to be held on July 22–23, 2024. The workshop is designed to support research from across fields that has a clear policy impact and that contributes to evidence-based AI regulation discussions. The post Data Fluenc…

We know that social and behavioral science (SBS) has a hold on the conversation when institutional and government decision-makers parley over what goes into ‘policy.’ But oftentimes the SBS researchers whose own work goes into policy are unaware that they’re making an impact in the real world and are stymied from amplifying their findings or using them to advance their careers or fields. Wi…

by Marco Schito  Stories can help us make sense of this world by building compelling narratives in which the motives of and interactions between heroes, victims, and villains weave a plot, resulting in the resolution of the problem. However, a growing number of policy issues are becoming “intractable” in the sense that there is no … Continue reading "Analyzing the Association of Policy Narratives…

In an article published by TIME that discusses President Biden's recent Executive Order on artificial intelligence (AI) and the uncertainties surrounding its practical implementation, CSET's Helen Toner shared her expert analysis. The post Why Biden’s AI Executive Order Only Goes So Far appeared first on Center for Security and Emerging Technology .

This post first appeared on the Policy & Politics blog. It summarizes an article published in Policy & Politics. Could policy theories help to understand and facilitate the pursuit of equity (or reduction of unfair inequalities)? We are producing a series … Continue reading →

There is growing interest in ‘embedded experiments’, conducted by researchers and policymakers as a team. Aside from their potential scale, the main attraction of these experiments is that they seem to facilitate speedy translation of research into policy. Discussing a case study from Bihar, Jean Drèze argues that this approach carries a danger of distorting […]

When California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to create eviction protections and a rent-relief program this summer to help shield low-income tenants and small landlords from the financial fallout of the pandemic, his office touted it as “the largest and most comprehensive COVID rental protection and rent relief program of any state in the nation.” […] The post Six media advocacy lessons fr…