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New book examines how global AI governance can be reshaped
A new Brookings volume examines how global economic governance can be reshaped, with a dedicated chapter on regulating artificial intelligence. Global Economic…

Brookings Paper Proposes $60 Billion a Year Plan to Cushion AI Job Losses
A Brookings report by Robert E. Litan argues the U.S. should set up transition insurance for workers hit by AI-driven job losses. He estimates that wage insurance…

Most federal chief AI officers stay on the same career path, Brookings finds
Federal chief AI officers rarely change careers after leaving government, according to a Brookings analysis. Of 27 former officials with observable post-government…

First large study of ChatGPT ads finds low-income accounts see more of them
A Brookings analysis of ads on ChatGPT finds that accounts from lower-income zip codes were significantly more likely to receive ads, and received more of them. The…

Brookings: AI Agents Demand Governance That Acts Continuously and at Speed
A Brookings TechTank analysis argues that AI agents, which plan and execute tasks on their own, are outpacing governance models built for static AI systems. The central…

Brookings Authors: As AI Leaders Urge a Slowdown, Young Children Need a Voice
As AI industry leaders say the technology may be moving too fast, authors at the Brookings Institution argue that children from birth to 8 years are missing from the…

AI Buildout to Cost $10.3 Trillion by 2032, Brookings Paper Projects
A new Brookings Papers on Economic Activity paper projects that the AI buildout will total $10.3 trillion from 2025 to 2032, an average of 3.63% of U.S. GDP per year.…