Essays
Essays, op-eds, and articles in TIME, Boston Globe, Financial Times, OECD, WEF, and more — on AI governance, technology, and public purpose.
37 pieces · 2026–2019
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Designing Capability: Institutions and the Future of Emerging ComputeFeaturedFull text
The countries that invest in governance alongside compute capacity will shape the terms of AI development for everyone else.
Why Cities Must Build, Not Buy, the Infrastructure of IntelligenceFeaturedFull text
Cities that outsource their AI infrastructure to private vendors are not governing. They are accepting terms set by others.
Why cybersecurity's future depends on people, not just technologyFull text
The U.N.'s AI Turning PointFeaturedFull text
The United Nations has a narrow window to shape the governance of AI before the technology outpaces the institutions designed to govern it.
The $900 Billion Question: Redistributing Control of AI DevelopmentFeaturedFull text
The concentration of AI development in a handful of companies is not inevitable. It is a policy choice, and it can be reversed.
What the World Can Learn from India's Inclusive AI JourneyFeaturedFull text
India's approach to AI, building public digital infrastructure rather than relying on private platforms, offers lessons for every country.
Could AI Lift Up Workers in an Unsung Profession?FeaturedFull text
Co-authored with Jade Lin. AI has the potential to transform home care, one of the most undervalued professions in America, if we build it right.
5 Questions for Vilas DharFeatured
On AI governance, the UN's role, and what philanthropy owes the public interest in the age of generative AI.
AI Might Run the Business, but You Can't Automate a BoardFeaturedFull text
AI can optimize operations, but fiduciary responsibility, and the judgment it requires, cannot be automated.
Health Systems Are Betting Big on AI. Are Boards Ready?Featured
Health system boards face a governance challenge unlike any they've encountered: AI systems making consequential decisions faster than oversight can follow.
My Turn: Will small farms be left out of the AI revolution?Full text
India's IPL Moment in AI: A Bid for Global LeadershipFeatured
India's digital public goods approach offers a model for AI governance that the rest of the world should study.
AI's Development Still Depends on All of UsFeaturedFull text
The choices being made right now about AI governance will determine whether this technology serves the public or concentrates power.
How China's AI Breakthrough Could Make Technology More DemocraticFeaturedFull text
DeepSeek's emergence challenges the assumption that AI leadership requires massive concentrated capital. That's good news for everyone.
AI is transforming humanitarian response to climate disasters
How A.I. Could Solve Humanity's Biggest Problems - If Philanthropy Catches Up
Will 2024 Be the Year of Responsible AI?FeaturedFull text
The window for building responsible AI governance is open, but it will not stay open indefinitely. 2024 is a pivotal year for the choices that will define the next decade.
Philanthropy's AI Moment: A Chance to Transform Giving for GoodFull text
You'll Manage AI, Not the Other Way AroundFull text
Ethics & Technology: The New Frontier of Responsible Board GovernanceFull text
5 reasons why empowering women and girls can revolutionise the fight against climate changeFull text
10 AI Trends to watch for in 2023Full text
Consumers to Creators: Philanthropy and Nonprofits Can Build AI for ImpactFull text
US Digital Corps essential for our human-centered, tech-enabled futureFull text
To guard against another pandemic, we need decisive action from both civil society and the private sectorFull text
A Hybrid Strategy Against Pandemics
Philanthropy Needs to Prepare Itself for a World Powered by Artificial IntelligenceFull text
Four ways AI can help tackle climate changeFull text
Reclaiming American leadership in AI and data scienceFull text
To Build It Back Better, Nonprofits Must Become Data GuardiansFull text
COVID-19 has destroyed millions of jobs - It's time to reskill AmericaFull text
COVID-19 Is Challenging Medical and Scientific PublishingFull text
To harness the AI age, governments must keep these 7 factors in mindFull text
Coronavirus: Time to Re-imagine Academic PublishingFeaturedFull text
The pandemic exposed the structural failures of academic publishing. The crisis is an opportunity to build something better.