"AI capabilities in biology are advancing really fast, but luckily most dangerous thresholds have not yet been crossed," says RAND's Steph Guerra. Given the risks, we need a "system of mutually reinforcing approaches" to defense. https://www.axios.com/2026/08/21/safeguards-ai-…
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When Disaster Strikes, Could AI Help? Q&A with Jessica Jensen rand.org
OpenAI Says ChatGPT Is Safer for Teens. Now It Needs to Show Proof. rand.org
Jeffrey Wenger Named RAND rand.org
Can AI Change How We Deal with Disasters? rand.org
Teens are turning to chatbots for mental health help. We need rules to keep them safe statnews.com
How Societies Can Succeed in the AI Era rand.org
Modernizing Air Force Training and Education bit.ly
Newly created viruses are a warning. We still have a window to stop AI-enabled bioweapons thebulletin.org
OpenAI Says ChatGPT Is Safer for Teens. Now It Needs to Show Proof. bit.ly
OpenAI Says ChatGPT Is Safer for Teens. Now It Needs to Show Proof. bit.ly
AI, China, and the New Risks to U.S. Security: Q&A with Matan Chorev rand.org
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"If AI is used well, it can help communities get the right help at the right time without inefficiency or duplicated effort, ultimately saving lives."
The launch of ChatGPT for Teens "is akin to a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a building that has yet to pass safety inspection," says RAND's Ryan McBain. https://bit.ly/3UtwYxN
RAND economist Jeffrey Wenger has been appointed Distinguished Chair, AI, Workers, and the Economy. He will advance our research agenda on AI's effects on workers, labor markets, public finances, and the broader economy. https://bit.ly/46fOrMA
A team of RAND researchers identified more than 1,100 AI tools that could help with emergency management. In a new episode of Policy Minded, two of those experts discuss the potential of these tools—and what stands in the way of adopting them.
"With AI chatbots, the question is not simply what rules to write. It is whether those rules can be tested, audited, and enforced before the damage [to teenagers] is done."
What will it take for countries to succeed in the AI era? Find out in the latest episode of Policy Minded.
This paper explores how the U.S. Department of the Air Force could modernize its training and education approaches to support fluency in AI and other advanced tech: https://t.co/pYvcwq0HPL
"We have a window of opportunity to build the layered system of defense we need now, before AI-enabled bioweapons capabilities become undeniably advanced—or worse, demonstrably effective." https://t.co/UH41Ld2taJ
OpenAI recently launched ChatGPT for Teens, which "automatically" applies protections to accounts that its system "estimates" belong to users under 18. But it's not clear what proportion of actual teens it identifies.
The launch of ChatGPT for Teens "is akin to a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a building that has yet to pass safety inspection," says RAND's Ryan McBain. https://bit.ly/3UtwYxN
"AI is reshaping every aspect of how we live, work, fight, and compete." New Q&A with RAND's Matan Chorev: https://t.co/8rAMsjYJhA
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