New technologies are being developed and deployed at a fantastic pace, with the potential to change how we work, how we engage with others, and how we experience the world around us. They can unlock new opportunities, and reshape existing industries.
From artificial intelligence to the distributed web, open source to quantum computing, we bring a curious and constructive approach, and help leaders understand and evaluate the tradeoffs and make sense of a chaotic and emergent field of innovation.

AI Media Briefings
A series of events and digestible resources that help journalists across beats advance a more complete and nuanced conversation on artificial intelligence

Council for a Fair Data Future
A diverse team of experts, advocates, and practitioners imagining an equitable data economy that works for everyone

Emerging Tech for Worker Financial Security
A guide to help employers identify the opportunities and risks that new technologies pose to worker financial security

Emerging Tech Primers
Definitions, in plain terms, to help those left out of emerging tech engage in the debate, design, and use of everything from machine learning to quantum computing

Foresight Group
Helping leaders of today imagine the possible futures the world may face in the next 20 years
Insights and Events

Raising the Bar on AI Reporting
A Q&A with Aspen Digital’s emerging technology experts Eleanor Tursman and B Cavello about news coverage of artificial intelligence topics.

Working With AI
A summary of expert insights on the risks and potential positive impacts of artificial intelligence on labor.

Data
A crucial dimension is missing from Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) frameworks: responsible data governance.

Insights from Aspen Digital’s 2023 Foresight Group
I have long had a soft spot for scenario analysis, but also a heavy dose of skepticism as unpredictable the future always is.
Aspen Institute Launches Artificial Intelligence Primers for Journalists
Press Release
Aspen Digital has created AI Primers for Journalists to address common questions that many in the news industry have about AI systems.

AI 101
A resource addressing the common questions that many people have about artificial intelligence (AI) systems.