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Sep 19, 2024

Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration

An expert panel explored issues associated with closing juvenile residential facilities and implementing community-based alternatives. The highest-priority needs centered on equity and disparity and on family engagement during the correction process.

Melissa M. Labriola, Samuel Peterson, Dulani Woods, Michael J. D. Vermeer, Brian A. Jackson

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Sep 18, 2024

From Mines to Markets in the Middle East and Central Asia: Critical Mineral Suppliers and Dependencies in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility

Competition between the United States, Russia, and China has led to efforts to diversify critical mineral supply chains. The authors conducted an examination of critical mineral resources in U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility.

Fabian Villalobos, Emily Allendorf, Jo Caulkins, Sophia Charan, Elisa Yoshiara, Richard Silberglitt, Zohan Hasan Tariq

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Sep 17, 2024

Technology Innovation, Economic Growth, and Geopolitics Policy Options for South Korea: A Policy Game

This report describes key insights from an analytical policy game that explored policy choices for South Korea regarding its role in the global semiconductor and electric vehicle battery supply chains in an environment of intensifying U.S.-China competition.

Yun Kang, David A. Shlapak, Seok Joon Kwon, Daniel Gonzales, Natalia Henriquez Sanchez, John J. Lee, Dong Ho Chung, Miyeon Oh, Bradley Martin, You Won Park, Christian Curriden

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Sep 16, 2024

Assessing the Impact of U.S. Air Force National Security Space Launch Acquisition Decisions: 2023 Update

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is tasked by Congress to support the U.S. space launch industrial base and sustain robust launch capability. In this report, the authors explore how recent market dynamics impact USSF's ability to fulfill this charge.

Bonnie L. Triezenberg, Éder M. Sousa, Emily Allendorf, Hansell Perez, Jonathan Roberts, Mack Rodgers

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Sep 12, 2024

Evaluating Natural Monopoly Conditions in the AI Foundation Model Market

The authors examined the economic and production attributes of pre-trained artificial intelligence foundation models to answer a single question: Does the market for foundation models have the characteristics of a natural monopoly?

Jon Schmid, Tobias Sytsma, Anton Shenk

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Sep 9, 2024

Gold Rush: How Russia is using gold in wartime

This report examines how Russia has been using gold since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and how it is seeking to generate revenues from gold and develop its international gold trade.

John Kennedy, Elena Grossfeld, Zsofia Wolford, Thomas Kenchington

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Sep 5, 2024

What Happens When Judges Follow the Recommendations of Pretrial Detention Risk Assessment Instruments More Often?

The authors investigate factors that are predictive of whether judges follow pretrial risk assessment recommendations and identify the impacts to pretrial detention, public safety, and racial disparities when recommendations are followed more often.

Shamena Anwar, John Engberg, Isaac M. Opper, Leah Dion

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Sep 5, 2024

Public Attitudes Toward Risk-Based Pricing and Risk-Sharing in Insurance

The authors of this survey study gauge the U.S. adult population’s attitudes toward full risk-sharing, partial risk-sharing, and risk-based pricing in setting health, term life, auto, and flood insurance premiums.

Lloyd Dixon, James M. Anderson

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Sep 4, 2024

Evaluation of Two Court Interventions for Youth with Significant Clinical Needs: Los Angeles County's CARE Project and Juvenile Mental Health Court

In this report, the authors present findings from the process and outcome evaluation of two court-based programs funded by the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) for youth with significant clinical needs in Los Angeles County.

Laura Whitaker, Sarita D. Lee, Aarya Suryavanshi, Sierra Smucker, Tara Laila Blagg, Marylou Gilbert, Susan Turner, Dionne Barnes-Proby, Stephanie Brooks Holliday

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Aug 30, 2024

Inventorying Data to Support Army Harmful Behavior Prevention Metrics and Measures

This report provides an overview of data sources with information on the harmful behaviors of domestic abuse, prohibited discrimination, sexual assault and sexual harassment, substance use, and suicide, as well as their risk and protective factors.

Kirsten M. Keller, Kimberly Curry Hall, Kelly Hyde, Sierra Smucker, Linda Cottrell, Grace Tang, Hunter Stoll

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Aug 21, 2024

U.S. Tort Liability for Large-Scale Artificial Intelligence Damages: A Primer for Developers and Policymakers

In this report, the authors describe the basic features of U.S. tort law and analyze their significance for the liability of artificial intelligence developers whose models inflict, or are used to inflict, large-scale harm.

Ketan Ramakrishnan, Gregory Smith, Conor Downey

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Aug 19, 2024

Historical Analogues That Can Inform AI Governance

The author assesses four historical examples of technology governance—nuclear technology, the Internet, encryption products, and genetic engineering—to identify lessons for governance of artificial intelligence.

Michael J. D. Vermeer

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Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration

From Mines to Markets in the Middle East and Central Asia: Critical Mineral Suppliers and Dependencies in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility

Technology Innovation, Economic Growth, and Geopolitics Policy Options for South Korea: A Policy Game

Assessing the Impact of U.S. Air Force National Security Space Launch Acquisition Decisions: 2023 Update

Evaluating Natural Monopoly Conditions in the AI Foundation Model Market

Gold Rush: How Russia is using gold in wartime

What Happens When Judges Follow the Recommendations of Pretrial Detention Risk Assessment Instruments More Often?

Public Attitudes Toward Risk-Based Pricing and Risk-Sharing in Insurance

Evaluation of Two Court Interventions for Youth with Significant Clinical Needs: Los Angeles County's CARE Project and Juvenile Mental Health Court

Inventorying Data to Support Army Harmful Behavior Prevention Metrics and Measures

U.S. Tort Liability for Large-Scale Artificial Intelligence Damages: A Primer for Developers and Policymakers

Historical Analogues That Can Inform AI Governance

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