Thursday - November 28, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Sunday August 25, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Rand Issues Commentary to Domestic Preparedness: Realizing the Power of Community in Disaster Recovery
SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 21, 2024, to Domestic Preparedness: * * * Realizing the Power of Community in Disaster Recovery By Aaron Clark-Ginsberg Decades of disaster research and practice highlight the community's power across all parts (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3763/ehaz.2011.0005) of disaster management. Yet, this power often remains unrealized and untapped in practice. As discussed below, underst  more

Rand Issues Commentary to The Diplomat: Rampant Nationalism Is Undermining China's 'Three Warfares'
SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 23, 2024, to The Diplomat: * * * Rampant Nationalism Is Undermining China's 'Three Warfares' By Weilong Kong In two "regrettable incidents" this summer, several U.S. and Japanese nationals fell victim to frenzied stabbing attacks in China, resulting in one Chinese woman being killed while saving a school bus full of Japanese children from the assailant. While some in the country pushed fo  more

Rand Issues Commentary: Addressing the National Security Risks of Bulk Data in the Age of AI
SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Aug. 23, 2024: * * * Addressing the National Security Risks of Bulk Data in the Age of AI By Nate Lavoy As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize various sectors, the potential for both groundbreaking advancements and unprecedented threats grows exponentially. The aggregation of vast datasets and computational power has led to AI models with capabilities that were once in the realm of scien  more

Rand Issues Commentary: Four Fallacies of AI Cybersecurity
SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Aug. 23, 2024: * * * Four Fallacies of AI Cybersecurity By Chad Heitzenrater As with many emerging technologies, the cybersecurity of AI systems has largely been treated as an afterthought. The lack of attention to this topic, coupled with increased realization of both the potential and perils of AI, has opened the door for the development of various AI cybersecurity models--many of which have emerged from   more