GRAIL at APPAM 2026

Thursday, November 5

Fifty States, One Technology: AI Policy Across Transportation, Health, Education, and Criminal Justice

8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Participants: Lina Moe (speaker), Pedro Robles (speaker), Fatima Tuz Zahra (speaker), Kaylyn Jackson Schiff (speaker), Daniel S. Schiff (organizer/moderator)

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The new ‘diffusion’ models? Tracing AI policy diffusion across all 50 states

10:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Authors: Bhargavi Ganesh

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Civic Capacity or Technical Competence: Can AI Literacy Democratize AI Agenda-Setting?

3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Authors: Indira Dhananjaya Patil, Daniel S. Schiff

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Friday, November 6

APPAM AI Community

10:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Participants: Daniel S. Schiff (organizer), Luisa Nazareno (organizer), Kaylyn Jackson Schiff (organizer)

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Generative AI, Skills, and Older Workers

1:45 p.m.–3:15 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Authors: Zeewan Lee

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Saturday, November 7

Expanding the Scope of Systematic Literature Reviews with AI: Evidence from a Large-Scale Application

8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Authors: Lucas Wiese, Zeewan Lee, Luisa Nazareno, Daniel S. Schiff, Vasundhara Kaul

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Early Career Professionals Community Roundtable

10:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Participants: Daniel S. Schiff (discussion lead)

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Sustainable AI Development Pathways

3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Authors: Hye In Chung, Deibi Sibrian, Chee Hae Chung, Matthew Potts

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Operationalizing Corporate Quasi-Sovereignty in AI Governance: A Multi-Stream Typology and Methodological Framework

3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Authors: Chee Hae Chung, Bryce Dietrich

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