Plus, community-led renewal in Black neighborhoods, and reducing poverty among older and disabled adults.
Why both competition and safety are critical for AI development “Building the AI future around competition and safety should be a no-brainer. The challenge is how to ensure that what could look like technology collaboration on AI safety does not mask what might be an anticompetitive alliance. Meeting that challenge will require a new type of regulatory oversight, although one for which there are historical precedents,” write Tom Wheeler and Blair Levin. | More research and commentary Community-led renewal in Black neighborhoods. Declining housing markets and unsafe neighborhoods often experience an excessively high rate of unoccupied homes. This, alongside the devaluation of property, paves the way for gentrification and the displacement of low-income residents. Andre M. Perry and Manann Donoghoe highlight how organizations in cities like Baltimore and Detroit are fighting this harmful cycle. Reducing poverty among older and disabled adults. Low participation rates in Supplemental Security Income and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program suggest that many older U.S. adults are missing out on a meaningful amount of assistance. Wendell Primus and Chloe Zilkha propose a solution to reach more people. | About Brookings The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission is to conduct in-depth, nonpartisan research to improve policy and governance at local, national, and global levels. If you were forwarded this email, sign up for the Brookings Brief to stay updated on our latest work. | The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. | |