Research
Briefings
Long-form background papers on explainable AI, federal privacy legislation and digital identity.
All briefings
3 papers
- No. 1Explainable AI and the limits of regulationA history of explainable AI, from decision trees to deep learning, and why the legal right to an explanation arrived just as systems stopped being able to give one.Explainability · 5 sections · 8-point timeline
- No. 2Why federal privacy legislation has not passedAmerican privacy law was built one sector at a time, for a reason. This is the history of that choice, the bills that tried to reverse it, and why the closest attempt still failed.Privacy · 5 sections · 8-point timeline
- No. 3Digital identity on a SIM cardA digital identity and zero-interest microlending system built for people with a phone number and no documents. How registration, verification and lending actually work.Project guide · Digital identity · 6 sections