Preparing America for the AI Flood
Artificial Intelligence isn’t just coming—it’s here, actively reshaping society. While AI holds immense potential to solve global challenges, it also accelerates misinformation, economic inequality, and environmental strain. Will we passively accept reality distortion, or will we harness AI for the public good?
Three Interconnected Crises
Empowering ethical AI practices while ensuring individual liberty, economic growth, and environmental sustainability.
AI-generated disinformation fuels polarization and weakens societal trust.
Big Tech’s Unchecked Power
A handful of corporations control the digital landscape, shaping public discourse and behavior.
The infrastructure supporting AI strains resources while benefiting a select few.
Hidden Economic and Environmental Costs
The Erosion of Shared Truth
"This is a virtuosic piece of writing. DeGraff smartly takes a holistic view of the interlocking challenges society is confronting in the age of AI, and he outlines the steps society should take to avoid the pitfalls and capitalize on the opportunities. These are urgent matters. We are lucky that DeGraff has provided us with this timely roadmap."
- Noah Giansiracusa, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Bentley University, Visiting Scholar at Harvard, and author of Robin Hood Math.
Key Insights
Addressing Root Causes
This approach is different because it addresses the root causes of our technological challenges rather than just treating symptoms.
Aligning with Silicon Valley
Many of these solutions actually align with Silicon Valley's self-interest, creating pathways for practical implementation.
Bridging Political Divides
The framework offers solutions that span political perspectives - pro-freedom, pro-consumer, pro-creator, and anti-pollution.
"A must read for parents, educators, policy-makers, journalists and, well, pretty much anyone who has been concerned with the impact and intersection of our rapidly advancing technology on the health of individuals and society. DeGraff’s accessible, thought-provoking piece adroitly weaves an examination of both the risks and opportunities inherent in artificial intelligence and technology, while arguing to ensure we not lose our humanity in the ever-expanding attention economy this technology facilitates.”
- Joseph Valenzano, Dean of the College of Communication, Butler University
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Kenneth Russell DeGraff
Kenneth DeGraff spent nearly two decades on Capitol Hill, including 12 years as the chief climate, technology and science advisor to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He played a key role in helping Congress design, enact, explain and enforce legislation, including President Biden's "Investing in America" jobs strategy.
His work included contributions to landmark laws like the Inflation Reduction Act ("the most significant legislation in history to tackle the climate crisis" according to the UN), the CHIPS & Science Act, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Before serving Speaker Pelosi, DeGraff was the Legislative Director and Assistant to Congressman Mike Doyle, a Policy Analyst at Consumer Reports, and a Truman Scholar from Butler University.
He was recently a member of the U.S. Foreign Policy for Clean Energy Taskforce of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He wrote this paper as a Joan Shorenstein Fellow at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
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