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The knowledge in this room: What comes next
9+ hour, 33+ min ago (473+ words) [This article is based on Erica Schoder's keynote speech at the On Think Tanks" Conference in Rabat, Morocco in May, 2026] But the most useful thing AI is doing for our sector is showing us what becomes scarce. AI can produce…...
Have you got a digital twin?
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (851+ words) Erica Schoder, Executive Director at The R Street Institute, joined Tom Hashemi, Policy Unstuck, to discuss the use of LLMs in the policy world, specifically digital twins. What are the signs that an organisation actually has values? It's how its…...
What Works in American Policing Part 4 Problem-Oriented and Intelligence-Led Policing: Diagnosing the Problem Before Deploying the Response
1+ week, 5+ day ago (247+ words) This is the fourth in a seven-part series'examining the policing strategies that shape public safety in America, including what the evidence supports, what has fallen short, and what policymakers and practitioners should prioritize going forward. Knowing where crime concentrates is…...
AI Dialogue with China: Talk, But Don't Sign Anything
1+ week, 5+ day ago (720+ words) R Street Institute AI Dialogue with China: Talk, But Don't Sign Anything Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a potential agenda item for next week's summit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. A dialogue between the two leading…...
AI Won't Replace Human Creativity. It Will Unleash It.
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (296+ words) That distinction'between imagining something and being able to bring it into the world'matters. Invention and creation are not singular acts but long, uneven processes. They depend not just on insight, but on tools, complementary technologies, and social structures. When those…...
The Free Speech Stakes in the Global AI Race
2+ week, 1+ day ago (307+ words) America's technology competition with China is about more than just geopolitical competitiveness and national security. It is also about which values will dominate the globe in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Will freedom of speech, press freedom, and freedom…...
Making ratepayer protection real in WV
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (727+ words) President Donald Trump's Ratepayer Protection Pledge says data centers should build, bring or buy their own power. Gov. Patrick Morrisey's microgrid law already lets them do exactly that. On paper, West Virginia is ahead of the game. But a $2. 5 billion…...
Middle-Skills Workforce Development: Addressing Labor Shortages Through Expanded Training Pathways
3+ week, 18+ hour ago (860+ words) Authors Table of Contents Media Contact For general and media inquiries and to book our experts, please contact: pr@rstreet. org Introduction Labor shortages across industries have intensified workforce pressures nationwide, creating an urgent demand for workers with specialized skills…...
New study finds middle-skills training offers path toward filling worker shortages
3+ week, 1+ day ago (341+ words) R Street Institute New study finds middle-skills training offers path toward filling worker shortages New R Street Study: Addressing Labor Shortages Through Expanded Training Pathways New analysis finds middle-skills training offers faster, more equitable path to filling a looming worker…...
What the driverless car debate can teach us about AI
3+ week, 5+ day ago (399+ words) Congress, however, did not even get that minimal federal AV legislation done. The entire effort fell apart in 2017, and Congress still hasn't been able to get anything over the finish line. There are some'renewed federal AV policy efforts'underway in the…...