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The Rate Payer Protection Pledge Is a Pragmatic Path Forward, Says Center for Data Innovation
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (206+ words) The Rate Payer Protection Pledge Is a Pragmatic Path Forward, Says Center for Data Innovation'Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) The Rate Payer Protection Pledge Is a Pragmatic Path Forward, Says Center for Data Innovation WASHINGTON'Following President Trump's State of…...
American Culture and the Decline of the Digital Spirit: Part II
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1173+ words) Unfortunately, this knowledge elite in America, as well as in Commonwealth nations and Europe, now forms a stiff collective headwind against digitalization'both against the competitive success of digital firms and against the overall process of digital transformation (i.e., the deep digitalization…...
The DEFIANCE Act Shows How to Govern AI Without Overreach, Says ITIF
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (78+ words) The DEFIANCE Act Shows How to Govern AI Without Overreach, Says ITIF'Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) WASHINGTON'Following the Senate's passing of the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits (DEFIANCE) Act, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the…...
Top 10 Tech Policy Pronouncements, Prognostications, and Questions for 2026
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (199+ words) If the year ahead in technology and innovation policy lives up to its potential, it could be a consequential one because there is a long list of important issues on the table. In some cases, we have strong hunches about…...
Tip of the Iceberg: Understanding the Full Depth of Big Tech’s Contribution to US Innovation and Competitiveness
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1478+ words) While critics attack "big tech" from many angles, these five companies develop frontier technologies that require large-scale development, build infrastructure ranging from data centers to subsea cables, and create spillovers from health care to nuclear energy. Recognize and Account for…...
AI Is Much More Evolutionary Than Revolutionary
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (894+ words) The belief that AI signals an entirely new, dangerous phase of human history is the motivation behind much of the drive for stringent and global regulation. But the evidence does not support the assertion that AI is a fundamentally unique…...
Short-Circuited: How Semiconductor Tariffs Would Harm the U.S. Economy and Digital Industry Leadership
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (1158+ words) Imposing blanket tariffs on U.S. semiconductor imports would imperil U.S. leadership across a broad range of digital and nondigital industries while significantly decreasing U.S. economic growth, raising prices, and jeopardizing broader U.S. manufacturing competitiveness. Modeling the Economic Impact of Possible U.S. Semiconductor Tariffs 3 The Implications…...