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In the evolving landscape of education in the United States, career pathways are emerging as a transformative force for learners to navigate a future demanding a skilled and adaptable workforce. In this position paper, UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) and the National Urban League (NUL) propose addressing these challenges by investing in and scaling a community-based pathways navigation model: https://lnkd.in/e_8xHUjK

"As individual human capabilities are progressively embedded into generative AI systems, we must redefine the boundaries of intellectual autonomy to preserve people’s economic returns from their human capital investments, refashioning the law to answer a seemingly simple but profoundly important new question: What facets of “human capital” should be owned by humans?” Read the latest from The Aspen Institute's series on the future of work: https://lnkd.in/erBu3jJE

Is the Internet irretrievably fragmented into the much-dreaded Splinternet? What does this mean for global flows of data, as well as for freedom of expression, human rights, and democracy? Is there a way to balance growing calls for digital sovereignty with the desire to maintain a global network? Check out this event from New America to hear from Columbia University’s European Legal Studies Center as they discuss these models with Anu Bradford, and consider what they mean for the Internet, and more generally global politics and the balance of power in the twenty-first century. https://lnkd.in/d5UJtXG6

Artificial intelligence is the news topic of the 2020s. From ChatGPT writing essays to chatbots answering questions to algorithms identifying cancers, AI is impacting and often disrupting how we live our lives. AI is proposed or in place in every domain and touches every function. In government, AI is relevant for departments from education and transportation to national security and public safety. Within these organizations, AI can facilitate the hiring of new employees, providing interactive responses with constituents, planning workloads, identifying anomalies, and forecasting natural disasters, to name a few applications. Read the full paper from Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School on government use cases for AI: https://lnkd.in/e_D5w27D   

Great read featuring insights from Google's Senior Vice President, Research, Technology & Society and Markle Board Member James Manyika.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already being used to enhance various aspects of public diplomacy. But the incorporation of AI in public diplomacy has its complications. Check out this blog post from USC Center on Public Diplomacy to learn how experts think about the challenges of integrating AI, including ethical concerns around algorithmic biases and data privacy. https://lnkd.in/g_usXqQH

By refocusing talent acquisition on skills and competencies rather than on formal education, the skills-first movement has the potential to uplift all workers, especially those traditionally marginalized by the labor market. Read the latest research from OneTen on skills-first pathways. https://lnkd.in/e79ss2UU  

TOMORROW, ACCT & Opportunity@Work will be diving into the new Skills-Based Hiring Playbook & Maryland Skills-Based Hiring case study! The webinar begins at 2 PM ET! Reserve your spot today: https://lnkd.in/gnijiJhJ

Though Americans’ confidence in the state of higher education might be shaky, there are steps that institutions and policymakers can take to restore public trust. Varying Degrees, New America – Education Policy Program’s eighth annual survey of higher education, continues to explore Americans’ perspectives on a variety of higher ed issues including value, affordability, funding, and accountability. 🎓 Out now: https://lnkd.in/eJqJktx8

"Much of the talk about the future of work fails to acknowledge what that future means for workers — and the critical need for employees to be able to shape that future." Read the latest from The Aspen Institute's new series on the future of work: https://lnkd.in/dsspMYjE