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Emerging Technologies Roundtable Resources

Presentations, White Papers and Primers

A collection of materials published by Emerging Technologies Roundtable members and Atlanta Regional Commission staff.

Artificial Intelligence: Ethical and Societal Impacts by Dr. Justin B. Biddle, Director of the Georgia Tech Ethics, Technology, and Human Interaction Center (ETHICx)

AI Policy and Regulation Primer by David Giguere, Atlanta Regional Commission Published 3/2023

Future Trends in Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chain by Robert Herrig, Metro Atlanta Chamber

GDOT; EVs and Electrification by Andrew Heath, P.E. Deputy Engineer at Georgia Department of Transportation

The Effects of Cryptocurrency Mining on the Atlanta Region

What We're Reading

Noteworthy, emerging technologies-focused links curated from the thousands of articles we read each year.

October 2023

Apple steals your focus

September 2023

'Economically Viable' Humanoid Robots

Grid-scale batteries do not currently reduce emissions. Here's how they could.

Your car has "unmatched power" to spy on you — and share the data

Drug that mimics exercise triggers weight loss and builds lean muscle

August 2023

A New Attack Impacts Major AI Chatbots

Electrified cement could turn houses and roads into nearly limitless batteries

Gary Marcus and p(doom)

Google DeepMind has launched a watermarking tool for AI-generated images

Bonus: NPR Morning Edition: U.S. employers are using AI to essentially reduce workers to numbers in the workplace

Bonus: How to use DALL·E 2 AI art generator to create almost any image you want.

July 2023

Biden gets AI firms to take pledge

World Economic Forum: Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2023

Chemically induced reprogramming to reverse cellular aging

OpenAI Quietly Shuts Down Its AI Detection Tool Dashing the hopes of educators

June 2023

Brain Computer Interface (BCI) enables thought-controlled walking after spinal cord injury

AI-driven US military drone 'kills' its human to finish mission

Humans Are Biased. Generative AI Is Even Worse.

The AI Apocalypse: A Scorecard How worried are top AI experts about the threat posed by large language models like GPT-4?

Bonus: Why the U.S. Electric Grid Isn’t Ready for the Energy Transition - The New York Times

May 2023

Tackling Inequities in Emerging Technologies

ChatGPT resumes service in Italy after adding privacy disclosures and controls

See how a quick-fix climate solution could also trigger war

1 big thing: Georgia's "gigantic" drop in emissions, with ETR's very own Dr. Marilyn Brown referenced in the story. Well done, Dr. Brown!

April 2023

What will happen to gas stations once EVs take over?

Master Plan Part 3

AR6 Synthesis Report Climate Change 2023

ChatGPT ban: Will other countries follow Italy's lead?

March 2023

Tesla re-thinks 100-year-old automaking model, aiming to halve costs.

America’s airports aren’t ready for climate change

Future Today Institute's Annual Tech Trends Report for 2023

Microsoft just laid off one of its responsible AI teams

February 2023

Scientists want near moratorium on geoengineering to cool climate — for now

Software with Soul by Sharon Kennedy Vickers

Small Nuclear Reactors Could Power Data Centers Sooner Than You Think

Inspired by nature, this little wooden ‘robot’ has been designed to bury itself.

January 2023

Turbojet to hypersonic ramjet: Hybrid Chimera engine shows its range

AI-powered "robot" lawyer won't argue in court after jail threats

A startup says it’s begun releasing particles into the atmosphere, in an effort to tweak the climate

A breakthrough system can see through walls by using Wi-Fi routers