A newsletter by Dylan Hayden

The Public AI Brief

A closer look at AI, public institutions, and the decisions that connect them.

A few places to begin.

Building Capability, Not Just Buying Technology

What it takes to build the people, judgment, and organizational capacity behind useful AI.

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To Serve Man

What a 1962 Twilight Zone episode tells us about the AI industry in 2026.

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Generative AI: Mining Housing Data With a Higher Powered Shovel

An applied look at generative AI and housing-data analysis, published in HUD’s research journal.

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