Maui’s wildfires, regulating artificial intelligence, New York City’s housing crisis.

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Maui’s wildfires, regulating artificial intelligence, New York City’s housing crisis.

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Invisible damage from the Maui wildfires; improving the safety of America’s AI industry; Ukraine’s civilian resistance; and how to increase housing affordability in New York City. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

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Aug 18, 2023

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