More than 1 in 5 children report using AI for emotional support. Is this good news or bad? RAND's Ryan McBain discusses: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2854950
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Biosecurity in the AI Era rand.org
Biosecurity in the Age of AI: Q&A with Steph Guerra rand.org
How Insurers Are Responding to AI Risks rand.org
AGI Rideout: Managing Risk on the Road to Advanced AI rand.org
Artificial Superintelligence: U.S. Strategy for an Uncertain Future rand.org
Tax Policy Options to Promote Employment and Stabilize Revenue in the AI Age rand.org
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
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"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-…
On a new episode of the Policy Minded podcast, RAND's Steph Guerra discusses a layered defense strategy to guard against AI-enabled bioweapons.
What does an effective biosecurity strategy look like? RAND's Steph Guerra explains in this new Q&A:
AI-related harms are already creating demand for insurance. But they don't fit neatly within existing insurance lines. This new report assesses how insurers are responding—whether through exclusions, endorsements, affirmative coverage, or silence: https://bit.ly/3TcEflj
What is a rideout strategy? And how might the U.S. use this approach on the road toward artificial general intelligence? Find out in a new episode of Policy Minded. ⤵
Leading U.S. AI companies are calling for pacing the frontier. Whether and how government should take action remains contested. In a new paper, RAND researchers recommend that Washington adopt a "Freedom of Action" strategy to help navigate an uncertain path to superintelligence.
"Labor earnings taxes are simultaneously the largest [federal] revenue source and the most directly threatened by AI displacement." https://bit.ly/3TmRSOM
"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.
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