Executive Summary Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) has had a large impact on healthcare by streamlining clinical workflows as well as medical research. Unlike many consumer-facing AI models such as ChatGPT, medical AI solutions are designed to assist with specific purposes such as electronic health record (EHR) documentation, radiological image analysis, and protein structure prediction. A … Continue reading
Executive Summary Introduction On May 20, robotaxi company Waymo announced that 10 million driverless rides had been purchased across four U.S. cities. Autonomous vehicle (AV) technology has the potential to reorder the future, improving safety and saving time and money for American consumers. However, this promising technology is impeded by a challenging regulatory environment in … Continue reading
Executive Overview – There is a recurring practice of firms failing to disclose upfront mandatory charges in the advertised price of their goods or services, leading to an unexpected higher final cost for consumers (e.g. “resort fees” in hotel bookings and “processing fees” in ticket purchases). – Misleading pricing threatens competition in the market, as … Continue reading
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
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
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
Introduction As Artificial Intelligence (AI) expands into different sectors of United States society, deciding how to regulate AI while still allowing innovation is a pressing problem. In the healthcare sector, there have been multiple lawsuits regarding the use of AI. These span both the insurance and care provider industries, with concerns of bias in AI … Continue reading
Executive Summary Building off the well-established infrastructure and economy of the gaming industry, tech companies are looking to make the jump to the next chapter of the internet based in Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) technology. Implementation of VR/AR technology within the metaverse will come with social and ethical implications, necessitating an attentive eye to how it is changing society and a commitment to developing appropriate policy actions. The long-term salience of this discussion will be determined by the practicality of this … Continue reading
Executive Summary The impacts of Covid-19 will continue to elicit conversation about funding municipal broadband projects, so we must be aware of the long-term financial obligations associated with these programs. Chattanooga’s public broadband produces speeds much faster than the national average, but the economic responsibility looms far into the future. The financial structure of the Electric Power Board’s public broadband will be difficult to duplicate, so the Chattanooga program should not be used as … Continue reading
Three months after his inauguration, President Donald Trump signed an executive order enacting a trademark promise of his campaign: “Buy American, Hire American.” Among other things, the order directed his administration to review the current immigration system and determine policies for the United States to promote higher wages and employment for American workers. One the … Continue reading
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