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RAND's Jeff Alstott on How Facts Can Shape Tech Policymaking

RAND's Jeff Alstott on How Facts Can Shape Tech Policymaking

Update: 2025-10-03

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At long last, Jeff Alstott, the fairy godfather of DC AI policy, joins the show. He’s the founding director for RAND’s center for technology and security policy, TASP, worked at NSC, NSF and IARPA, and has a PhD in complex networks.

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RAND's Jeff Alstott on How Facts Can Shape Tech Policymaking

RAND's Jeff Alstott on How Facts Can Shape Tech Policymaking

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