Amanda Lawson

Made possible by PolicyLink's Democracy Cohort, this Toolkit presents messaging strategies, visual identity, and assets proven to inspire collective action and strengthen belief in multiracial democracy. This messaging aims to bolster the agency of both the core base and persuadable audiences, overcoming barriers and seizing opportunities for civic engagement. Rich with language and visual assets, this toolkit has been A/B message tested and found to increase people’s sense of agency to affect the future of their communities and increase the likelihood of taking action to do so.

SEO may feel like “internet alchemy”—that intangible thing you’re not exactly sure you know what it is, but you know you need it if you want to see your content on Page 1 in a search. And with the rapid change in algorithms and technology, how do you know you’re doing the right thing? This guide is here to help.

In this blog post, I provide an update from the RAI Employment working group on context-specific assessment development. AI tools are widely used in corporate environments today to support recruitment and employment strategies. Automated tools have the potential to improve upon, and support, human evaluators in many ways. Yet without proper oversight, AI employment use cases can pose significant risks to candidates and employers alike. Our group explores how adopting a responsible AI (RAI) framework, automated tools can effectively support trustworthy objectives.

The EU AI Act (AIA) proposes a horizontal regulation for AI systems in the EU. The initial draft of the AIA was released in April 2021. The EU Council provided its updated consensus draft in December 2022. The AIA classifies AI use by risk level (unacceptable, high, limited, and minimal) and describes documentation, auditing, and process requirements for each risk level.

As part of PolicyLink's Infrastructure Justice campaign launch, PolicyLink staff share the importance of this moment and using funding from the 2021 American Rescue Plan (ARPA) and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to resource communities. In this video, PolicyLink's Vice President of Programs Jerry Maldonado contextualizes race and place within this once-in-a-generation investment opportunity (ghostwritten by me).

The "How to Win on Housing" playbook by PolicyLink outlines strategies to advance housing justice through creative storytelling and engagement. It suggests leveraging community holidays like Halloween to connect housing issues with cultural narratives and promote mobilization before elections. Additionally, it highlights using gaming, crime, and horror genres to make housing stories more engaging and relatable.

This article discusses the challenges of societal biases in AI's rapid growth and the importance of ensuring diverse, equitable, and inclusive governance. It highlights emerging regulations to tackle AI bias and underscores the critical need for organizations to integrate DEI and RAI principles for a more inclusive digital future.

On October 16th, NYC announced the release of an AI Action Plan to promote responsible AI in the City government. This blog post provides an overview of this plan and best practices for responsible AI in city governance.

AI has rapidly advanced in the past few years, leading to new applications and opportunities. Generative AI is one such application that has gained significant attention, in the form of chatbots like ChatGPT or deepfake filters that look eerily real. In this blog post, I explain what generative AI is, how it works, what risks it presents, and what you can do to shape the responsibility of generative AI in our society.

Deep synthesis technology, or deepfake technology, that depicts artificial images and video comes with risks that should be mitigated through regulation. In this overview, we look at major regulatory deepfake approaches, focusing on Canada, China, EU, Korea, UK, and US.

In the digital age, selecting trustworthy AI suppliers is crucial, given AI's potential and risks. The global AI market is booming, underscoring the need for responsible procurement. The RAI Institute provides guidance, distilling key considerations into three main questions, rooted in top AI governance standards like ISO 42001 and EU AI Act.

Crypto donations help you achieve two goals at once: support charitable causes and lighten your tax burden. These attractive benefits are why more and more people are involved in crypto philanthropy.

This blog post for the Responsible AI Institute discusses the recently published white paper by the UK's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), which outlines a pro-innovation approach to AI regulation.

This article explains the importance of responsible AI. Responsible AI is artificial intelligence that is developed, deployed, and operated in a way that takes account of its impact on society.

As crypto grows and becomes more mainstream, it’s already begun to transform the landscape of much of the financial world, including donations and fundraising.
Just like other appreciated assets, such as stocks, you can donate crypto to charity. Here's how.