Archive - The Observatory

The Observatory #4: The American Regulatory State’s Murky Future

Plus the implications of India's election, military use of AI on the rise, and more

Aug 23 •

Effective Institutions Project

April 2024

AI could make life weird sooner than you think

Arguably no topic has seen more breathless hype over the last year than the future of AI, and the backlash to the hype can be just as intense.

Apr 29 •

Effective Institutions Project

February 2024

The Observatory #3: Can the EU Maintain Consensus on the Green Deal?

Plus how a civil war in Sudan interrupted a promising reform effort, OpenAI's nonprofit mission, state surveillance in India, and more

Feb 6 •

Effective Institutions Project

December 2023

The Observatory #2: So, AI Had Kind of a Big Week…

Plus reading the tea leaves on a second Trump administration, decoding the governance of Anthropic, checking in on global efforts to head off the next…

Dec 12, 2023 •

Effective Institutions Project

November 2023

The Observatory #1: African Union joins the G20 and more

As part of our work at the Effective Institutions Project, we try to stay on top of what important institutions around the globe are doing, thinking…

Nov 7, 2023 •

Effective Institutions Project

September 2023

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