Technology Issues: Resources for Congressional Policymakers

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Apr 29, 2025

The Quantum Age and Its Impacts on the Civil Justice System

The authors evaluate the future impacts of quantum computing for insurers, law firms, courts, and regulatory agencies in the civil justice system with regard to potential implications for cryptography, liability and insurance, and privacy.

James Dimarogonas, Michelle Grisé, Maya Buenaventura, Erik Silfversten, Andrew J. Lohn, James M. Anderson, Bethany Saunders-Medina
Expert Insights

Apr 28, 2025

The Expansion of China's Military Space and Counterspace Capabilities and Implications for Space as a Contested Domain: Addendum

Document submitted April 23, 2025, as an addendum to testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on April 3, 2025.

Brien Alkire
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Apr 24, 2025

Conceptualising Digital Capability: Enabling NATO Digital Capabilities Series: Paper 1

This paper, part one of a three-part series, examines digital capabilities within NATO, clarifying their role in NATO’s core tasks. We recommend fostering a shared understanding of key concepts for effective digital transformation.

Judith Huismans, Rebecca Lucas, Ondrej Palicka, Sarah Winder, Erik Silfversten
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Apr 23, 2025

Algorithmic Advancement in Artificial Intelligence: A Survey of Advances with Projections for the Near Future

As artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities grow, so do AI policy concerns. In this report, the authors make projections about the direction, pace, and indicators of algorithmic advances to explore potential AI progress and help inform policymaking.

Carter C. Price, Brien Alkire, Mohammad Ahmadi
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Apr 16, 2025

Central Bank Digital Currency Design Choices and Effect on Law Enforcement

The design of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) highlights potential impacts on law enforcement. This report identifies key design choices and law enforcement techniques that may need to evolve if a U.S. CBDC is launched.

Jim Mignano, Daniel Egel, Phoebe Rose Levine, Daniel Cunningham, Brian A. Jackson, John S. Hollywood, Lucy L. Thomson, Dulani Woods
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Apr 15, 2025

Integrating Commercial Space Services into the DoD Architecture: Understanding Operational and Policy Implications

This summary describes highlights from a congressionally directed study exploring implications from the use of commercial space services by the U.S. Department of Defense on space operations and the overall policy environment.

Yool Kim, George Nacouzi, Dwight Phillips, Krista Romita Grocholski, Igor M. Brin, Brian Dolan, Jonathan Fujiwara, John Hoehn, Kotryna Jukneviciute, Gwen Mazzotta, Jordan Willcox, Jonathan P. Wong, Barbara Bicksler
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Apr 13, 2025

Navigating skills and talent development for quantum technology: Current insights and future horizons

Quantum technology is advancing rapidly, highlighting the need for a skilled workforce. We examine the emerging trends and propose policy actions to develop a resilient, equitable and future-ready quantum technology skills pipeline and workforce.

Salil Gunashekar, Teodora Chis
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Apr 8, 2025

More Districts Are Training Teachers on Artificial Intelligence: Findings from the American School District Panel

In this report, the authors provide a snapshot of the prevalence of district support of teachers’ training on the use of AI in schools, updated from previous research conducted in fall 2023.

Melissa Kay Diliberti, Robin J. Lake, Steven R. Weiner
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Apr 8, 2025

Emerging Technology and Risk Analysis: Digital Personhood

This report describes the implications of various forms of digital personhood: digital proof of the existence of a physical human, digital twins that provide virtual models of physical objects (i.e., a human), and virtual (or synthetic) persons.

Daniel M. Gerstein
Expert Insights

Apr 3, 2025

The Expansion of China's Military Space and Counterspace Capabilities and Implications for Space as a Contested Domain

Testimony presented before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on April 3, 2025.

Brien Alkire
Research

Apr 2, 2025

Defending American Interests Abroad: Early Detection of Foreign Malign Information Operations

This report describes the authors' efforts to use large language models to detect the use of classical propaganda techniques in hundreds of articles published by overseas media outlets.

Christopher A. Mouton, Caleb Lucas, Shaun Ee
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Mar 31, 2025

Improving Sense-Making with Artificial Intelligence

As part of the Department of the Air Force’s efforts to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) technology, RAND researchers identified the most significant sense-making challenges and assessed how AI capabilities could address these challenges.

Kristin Warren, Lance Menthe, Bridget R. Kane, Sydney Kessler, Mary Lee, Domenique Lumpkin, Don Snyder, Li Ang Zhang, Aleksandr Esparza Hartunian, Shawn Konetzki

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The Quantum Age and Its Impacts on the Civil Justice System

The Expansion of China's Military Space and Counterspace Capabilities and Implications for Space as a Contested Domain: Addendum

Conceptualising Digital Capability: Enabling NATO Digital Capabilities Series: Paper 1

Algorithmic Advancement in Artificial Intelligence: A Survey of Advances with Projections for the Near Future

Central Bank Digital Currency Design Choices and Effect on Law Enforcement

Integrating Commercial Space Services into the DoD Architecture: Understanding Operational and Policy Implications

Navigating skills and talent development for quantum technology: Current insights and future horizons

More Districts Are Training Teachers on Artificial Intelligence: Findings from the American School District Panel

Emerging Technology and Risk Analysis: Digital Personhood

The Expansion of China's Military Space and Counterspace Capabilities and Implications for Space as a Contested Domain

Defending American Interests Abroad: Early Detection of Foreign Malign Information Operations

Improving Sense-Making with Artificial Intelligence

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Beyond a Manhattan Project for Artificial General Intelligence

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The Quantum Age and Its Impacts on the Civil Justice System

The Expansion of China's Military Space and Counterspace Capabilities and Implications for Space as a Contested Domain: Addendum

Conceptualising Digital Capability: Enabling NATO Digital Capabilities Series: Paper 1

Algorithmic Advancement in Artificial Intelligence: A Survey of Advances with Projections for the Near Future

Central Bank Digital Currency Design Choices and Effect on Law Enforcement

Integrating Commercial Space Services into the DoD Architecture: Understanding Operational and Policy Implications

Navigating skills and talent development for quantum technology: Current insights and future horizons

More Districts Are Training Teachers on Artificial Intelligence: Findings from the American School District Panel

Emerging Technology and Risk Analysis: Digital Personhood

The Expansion of China's Military Space and Counterspace Capabilities and Implications for Space as a Contested Domain

Defending American Interests Abroad: Early Detection of Foreign Malign Information Operations

Improving Sense-Making with Artificial Intelligence

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