Harvard Kennedy School is Harvard University's public policy school, offering degrees such as the MPP in policy and governance. Recent coverage focuses on its AI and tech-policy work: a pilot technology policy concentration for MPP students, requiring statistics and programming backgrounds and 22 credits of tech coursework; assistant professor Stephen Casper's Oct 28 Reddit AMA on AI safeguards, risk and governance; and Anthropic chief economist Peter B. McCrory discussing at a Harvard forum whether AI can augment rather than replace workers.
Harvard's Casper to host AMA on AI governanceHarvard Kennedy School assistant professor Stephen Casper will hold a Reddit AMA on Oct 28 at 3pm ET covering AI safeguards, incidents, risk, governance and state and federal legislation. He holds a PhD from MIT and did a research residency at the UK AI Security Institute.
Anthropic explores steering AI to augment workersAnthropic Chief Economist Peter B. McCrory said at a Harvard forum that his team is exploring whether it can steer technology toward augmenting rather than replacing workers, saying he does not know if it is possible, while studying AI's economic impact, 2030 projections, and inequality.
Study: AI could cut medical device recallsA Management Science study proposes a human-plus-algorithm approach to help the FDA prioritize higher-risk medical device reviews. Simulations show a 40.5% workload reduction, a 32.9% recall-rate improvement, and up to $1.7B in annual savings.
Harvard Kennedy School pilots tech policy trackHarvard Kennedy School launched a pilot technology policy concentration this semester for MPP students, built on 'triple fluency' in technology, governance and ethics; applicants need statistics and programming backgrounds and must complete 22 credits of tech coursework.
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