Executive Summary – A recent cyberattack targeting American Water — the US’s largest water utility provider —resulted in a breach of American’s personal information and a customer service portal shutdown, raising concerns about an increasing use of ransomware and disruption to attack critical utility infrastructure. – The increasing number of attacks on American infrastructure has many … Continue reading
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Securing Critical Supply Chains: How New Regulations Are Shaping the Future
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction Today’s globalized economy is built on the backbone of global supply chains and as innovations in research, development, and manufacturing boom, the importance of the semiconductor industry in driving advances in technology for the industry 4.0 (fourth industrial revolution) has led to a rapid growth in demand and increasingly strained supply chains. … Continue reading
Bracing for Impact: FEMA’s Strategy for Natural Disasters and Economic Fallout
Executive Summary Introduction According to the Fifth National Climate Assessment (2023), climate change is increasing the risk of multiple disasters occurring simultaneously resulting in ‘compound extremes,’ as seen during the landfalls of Hurricanes Ian and Nicole in Florida within a span of several weeks in 2022 similarly to the landfalls of Hurricanes Helene and Milton … Continue reading
What Are the Implications of AI for the Power and Utilities Sector?
Executive Summary: Introduction: The growth of AI and data centers is driving an accelerating rise in energy consumption, posing a serious challenge to global sustainability goals and prompting a shift towards sustainable energy alternatives. For example, a 2024 Google report noted a 48 percent increase in the company’s emissions compared to 2019, a significant barrier … Continue reading
Beyond the Headlines: How School Shootings Shape the Educational Environment
Executive Summary: Introduction On March 14, 2023, President Joe Biden signed into law the ‘Bipartisan Safer Communities Act’ with the aim of combating the dangerously increasing rates of school shootings in the country and the long-lasting physical and mental wounds it has on communities. The Act intends to fortify communities affected by gun violence by … Continue reading
An Analysis of AI’s Impact on Terrorism
Executive Summary: • ISIS released an Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated misinformation video following a bombing attack on a Russian concert venue, which prompted fears about the depth of AI use in terrorist activities. • Generative AI has cut time, automated recruitment and information dissemination, as well as decreased the need for highly skilled members in … Continue reading
Nowhere Near Net Zero: Understanding Carbon Pricing as a Solution to U.S. Emissions
Executive Summary Introduction The Paris Agreement is an international treaty adopted by 196 parties on December 12, 2015, which intended to address the urgent global issue of climate change. The United States is not on course to meet its climate goals and must adopt more aggressive legislation to achieve its targets. Ultimately, the Paris Agreement … Continue reading
Self-Improving Neural Networks.
Executive Summary Introduction The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has seen rapid advancements over the past decade, with breakthroughs in machine learning, deep learning, and neural networks. Among these, the concept of autonomous improvement in AI systems has emerged as a groundbreaking development. Recently, OpenAI unveiled its latest innovation, “Self-Improving Neural Networks” (SINS), which has … Continue reading
Unveiling the Mystery: An Introduction to Mesa-Optimization in Artificial Intelligence
Executive Summary: Introduction. Imagine a complex system loosely inspired by the human brain – a neural network. It’s made up of interconnected units that process information, like tiny muscles that get better with training. This training involves the network trying to achieve a specific goal, like recognizing faces. To improve, the network needs to adapt … Continue reading
An Analysis of the Current Rural Health Crisis
Executive Summary: •Rural health care in the United States is facing a crisis of hospital closures and service cuts, a lack of primary care physicians, and overall negative health outcomes compared with urban and suburban areas. •Rural hospitals are cutting key services such as chemotherapy, OB services, and, in some cases, inpatient care altogether. •Rural … Continue reading
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