{"id":6110,"date":"2022-06-14T15:03:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T22:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technarrativelab.org\/?page_id=6110"},"modified":"2024-01-29T17:07:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T01:07:38","slug":"grand-challenges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nostatic.com\/lab\/grand-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TNL v2.0 – Grand Challenge Edition<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Tech + Narrative Lab (TNL) was started in 2018 with the goal of facilitating hands-on experimentation at the intersection of emerging technology and policy. The TNL is a key part of the Technology Applications and Implications stream in the Pardee RAND Graduate School. With the tagline, \u201ctechnology rules but policy matters,\u201d the TNL was organized around four lablet areas: Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Augmented\/Virtual Reality, and Digital Gaming. This structure was helpful in signaling the particular tech areas of interest.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1655243707045{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]In 2023, we find a world profoundly changed by Covid and other events, and the TNL is changing with it. Building on the foundation of the past four years, the TNL is moving to add more context to the emerging technology explorations. Farewell lablets, hello Grand Challenges (GCs). Work in and around the TNL will evolve and refocus to work in three different, yet overlapping worlds where policy often struggles. The approaches of conceptual framing, rapid prototyping, and the importance of narrative remain. What is added is a richer contextualization of both the problems and the work to make progress on solving them.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”6113″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” retina_image=”yes”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

“imagine a world…” (actually three of them)with limitless possibilities<\/p>\n

and serious challenges<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]One thing that doesn\u2019t change \u2013 using the lenses of equity, ethics, and sustainability in everything we do. \u00a0These worlds present myriad opportunities and risks. Initially the TNL will focus on the latter, as we have daunting challenges that require new energy, diverse perspectives, and creative approaches.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1655244677561{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6112″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” retina_image=”yes”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

initial focus on big problems in three overlapping worlds<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Disinformation GC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Disinformation and Truth Decay present the greatest existential threat to society since nuclear weapons. In some ways, disinformation is an even tougher problem to fight due to a variety of factors, all exacerbated by our increasing networked and virtual capabilities. But the very technologies that have driven disinformation can truth-decay can be used to combat toxic and false narratives. Using a combination of psychology, storytelling, and emerging technology, progress can be made towards a modern society that is equitable, ethical, and sustainable in an increasingly digital post-evidence world. Three initial sub-efforts :<\/p>\n