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Article - Oct 10, 2024
Crafting Policy to Regulate AI from the Virginia Senate

ESAL recently interviewed Virginia Sen. Lashrecse Aird about her experience working at the state level to develop policy on artificial intelligence.

Article - Oct 6, 2024
Navigating the Future of AI in Washington State

On Sept. 25, 2024, Washington State Academy of Sciences held its 17th Annual Symposium themed "AI to Explore, Discover, and Understand,". Learn more about the impact of AI on scientific research and health care to its potential for addressing environmental challenges and ethical concerns.

Event - Oct 3, 2024
oSTEM 2024 - Being a voice for policy change in your local community

Local governments need leaders with STEM training as they increasingly face challenges from new tools like artificial intelligence and try to address issues such as climate resilience and election security. However, there is often a gap between policymakers, who understand the unique needs of their communities, and STEM professionals, who are not trained in how […]

Event - Oct 3, 2024
SACNAS NDiSTEM 2024 - Centering community needs in local science policy and advocacy

STEM professionals of all career stages, whether well-established or just starting out, have a tremendous opportunity to engage with their communities. From public health to affordable housing, environmental conservation to arts and culture, scientists bring a unique insight valuable to local policy issues both within and outside of the scientific arena. However, the pathway to […]

Article - Oct 1, 2024
California’s Groundbreaking AI Regulation: Debate on SB 1047

Read more about California's recent landmark proposal SB 1047 for ensuring safe and responsible development of large-scale artificial intelligence systems (AI) discussed in a recent virtual event hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Carnegie).

Event - Aug 29, 2024
Student dissatisfaction, unionizing, shifting job opportunities: how students, faculty, and university administration are changing scientific training

Career trajectories for people with advanced degrees in science have changed in the past decades, but our general approach to training the scientific workforce has not. Created in the aftermath of World War II, the current system of training scientists in the US relies primarily on research and training grants awarded to principal investigators. Faculty […]

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