https://www.brookings.edu/articles/ai-is-changing-the-physics-of-collective-intelligence-how-do-we-respond/ Imagine the world suddenly had safe and cheap human teleportation. Any group of people, anywhere on Earth, could step into a booth and appear together in the same room a second later. And imagine that when everyone in the room spoke at the exact same time, everyone could understand everything said instantaneously. It wouldn’t make sense to just bolt this technology onto our existing organizations and institutions. It would force communities of all scales to radically rethink how to assemble and collaborate in work, education, policymaking, and civic life. For scientists and practitioners dedicated to making shared problem-solving more effective and inclusive within and across policy domains, teleportation via the magic booth would create new possibilities for assembling the right people, at the right moment, around the right problems—and it would demand new norms, incentives, and infrastructures to ensure human agency and societal well-being. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) does not transport bodies, but it is already starting to disrupt the physics of collective intelligence: How ideas, drafts, data, and perspectives move between people, how much information groups can process, and how quickly they can move from vague hunch to concrete product. These shifts are thrilling and terrifying. It now feels easy to build thousands of new tools and workflows. Some will increase our capacity to solve problems. Some could transform our public spaces to be more inclusive and less polarizing. Some could also quietly hollow out the cultures, relationships, and institutions upon which our ability to solve problems together depends. The challenge—and opportunity—for scientists and practitioners is to start testing how AI can advance collective intelligence in real policy domains, and how these mechanisms can be turned into new muscles and immune systems for shared problem-solving. Authors Jacob Taylor Jacob Taylor Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development jacob-taylor-58969041 Scott E. Page Scott E. Page Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development Bldg: Dunkin, 239 main dunstable rd, nashua, New Hampshire, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/523274

December NH Section ExCom meeting Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/461773

Please join the Boston IEEE Reliability Chapter for the following Technical Presentation and annual year-end dinner honoring our past Chapter Chairs on December 10, 2025! Abstract: The United States remains critically dependent on foreign—particularly Chinese—sources for rare earth elements (REEs), which underpin a vast array of modern technologies. These materials are indispensable to defense platforms, renewable energy systems, electric vehicles, drones, robotics, medical diagnostics, telecommunications infrastructure, and consumer electronics. Today, nearly 90% of U.S. critical materials are imported from Asia-Pacific suppliers, exposing the nation to significant risks, including price volatility, geopolitical leverage, and potential supply chain interruptions during periods of global or regional instability. This presentation focuses on rare-earth-based permanent magnets—the highest-value use of REEs and the heart of many advanced STEM applications. We explore three interconnected dimensions: • REE Science and Technologies: the physics, chemistry, and materials engineering that enable world-class magnetic performance. • Sustainability and Environmental Impact: mining, separation, processing, and the urgent need for greener, more efficient production pathways. • Supply Reliability, Industrial Base, and Policy: current chokepoints, global competition, and U.S. national-security implications heading into 2026. We further examine emerging strategies in domestic and allied sourcing, circular-economy approaches such as recycling and magnet-to-magnet recovery, and re-engineering components to reduce or diversify REE demand. Finally, we outline actionable steps the global community can take to mitigate China’s overwhelming dominance in rare earths—strengthening supply chain resilience, promoting technological innovation, and ensuring secure access to the critical materials that power the 21st-century economy. (https://mitll.zoomgov.com/j/1612177371?pwd=GhkuXUcmWqeowo0gzTBwwf15TfNhC1.1&from=addon) If attending in person, you must show a valid photo ID at the MIT LL gate, at 244 Wood St, Lexington, MA. State that you are attending the IEEE meeting in the Main Cafeteria. Speaker(s): Vince Harris Agenda: 5:00 pm doors open, for networking. Arriving earlier is welcome. 5:30 pm: Dinner and refreshments are scheduled to arrive, while networking continues. 6:00 pm: Introduction to the presentation, followed by the formal presentation. . Bldg: Main Cafeteria, 244 Wood Street, Lexington, Massachusetts, United States, 02420, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/519584