PODCAST: Rebalancing Power and Modernizing The First Branch of Government with Daniel Schuman of the American Governance Institute Season 2 · Ep 46
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PODCAST: Rebalancing Power and Modernizing The First Branch of Government with Daniel Schuman of the American Governance Institute Season 2 · Ep 46
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Artificial Intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept. It’s a practical tool reshaping how we work, learn, and govern. Academy Fellow Alexis Bonnell of OpenAI and Karen Lee of FedsForward join host James-Christian Blockwood to discuss strategies for building AI literacy, how experts and public servants are incorporating AI, and what the challenges are today, and tomorrow.
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Artificial Intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept. It’s a practical tool reshaping how we work, learn, and govern. Academy Fellow Alexis Bonnell of OpenAI and Karen Lee of FedsForward join host James-Christian Blockwood to discuss strategies for building AI literacy, how experts and public servants are incorporating AI, and what the challenges are today, and tomorrow.
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