Monica Anderson

TechTank, a biweekly podcast from the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings, explores today’s most consequential technology issues. Moderators Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West speak with experts and policymakers to share data, ideas, and policy solutions that address the challenges of our digital world. A recent survey from Pew Research Center found the majority of teenagers in the U.S. use chatbots, with most turning to the platforms to search for information or get help with schoolwork.

TechTank, a biweekly podcast from the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings, explores today’s most consequential technology issues. Moderators Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West speak with experts and policymakers to share data, ideas, and policy solutions that address the challenges of our digital world. Discussions of artificial intelligence (AI) are inescapable online, whether scrolling through social media or catching up on headlines.

Flames climb trees like circus performers on rope. Each inhale burns deep into his stomach and the heat leaves no space in his mind to consider escape. He imagines the gallons of water in his pack evaporating, his tongue scorching like the earth, his skin blackening. Around him, people are yelling orders, reminding him of something, but the roar of the fire and the crash of branches to the ground are all he hears. And then, even then, Lou remembers.