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The Free Speech Boomerang Effect in the Era of Whataboutism Wars

The Problem with Conan the Barbarian-Style Communications Policy

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awesome opportunity to work with FIRE and help lead the fight to ensure free speech is protected in the age of AI!

Nico Perrino@nicoperrino.bsky.social · 5mo ago

FIRE is hiring! *Lead Counsel, Tech and Free Expression Policy* This person will lead FIRE's strategy for ensuring free speech protections apply to emerging communications technologies. Work across litigation, legislative & policy, and communications. Apply: www.fire.org/careers/lead...

"The Free Speech Stakes in the Global AI Race" a new essay on how China got this week's RightsCon conference cancelled and what it tells us about the CCP's growing influence over global tech markets & online speech. Very troubling developments. www.rstreet.org/commentary/t...

The Free Speech Stakes in the Global AI Race - R Street Institute

America’s technology competition with China is about more than just geopolitical competitiveness and national security. It is also about which values will dominate the globe in the age of artificial i...

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Are we really going to have 50 different AI chatbot legal regimes for America? It seems like we're headed there. In a new Washington Post oped, Logan Kolas & I discuss the problems with the crazy-quilt of #AI chatbot proposals proliferating across the nation www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Chatbots are a problem. But this jumble won’t fix it.

An incoherent patchwork of state laws threatens to handicap America in the artificial intelligence race.

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Excited to announce the launch of @lawfaremedia.org's new AI podcast, Scaling Laws. Our first episode is a conversation with @hlntnr.bsky.social and @adamthierer.bsky.social on the failed attempt to pass a federal moratorium on state AI regulations. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/scal...

I was honored to be a guest on the inaugural episode of “Scaling Laws,” a new podcast from Lawfare & UT Law school covering the nexus of AI, law & policy. It’s co-hosted by Alan Rozenshtein & Kevin T. Frazier. We discussed the failure of the AI moratorium. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/s...

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Government Podcast · Updated weekly · Scaling Laws explores (and occasionally answers) the questions that keep OpenAI’s policy team up at night, the ones that motivate legislators to host hearings on ...

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I've testified at 3 different AI policy hearings over the past 3 months. Each one on a different subtopic. Here's what I learned at each hearing about where AI policy in Congress stands currently. www.rstreet.org/commentary/r...

Reflections on Three AI Hearings from the Past Three Months - R Street Institute

Artificial intelligence (AI) activity is heating up again in Congress, with committees holding hearings to investigate various AI policy issues. Over the past three months, I have testified on behalf ...

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The proposed AI regulatory moratorium has generated intense debate in Congress, media, and policy circles. I have created a compendium that lists major media coverage of the proposal, as well as supporting and opposing perspectives. I will update as I find more. medium.com/@AdamThierer...

In just the first four months of this year, state legislators across the country have introduced thousand artificial intelligence bills. @kevintfrazier.bsky.social and @adamthierer.bsky.social argue that to encourage an innovative national AI marketplace, Congress needs to preempt these regulations.

1,000 AI Bills: Time for Congress to Get Serious About Preemption

If this growing patchwork of parochial regulatory policies takes root, it could undermine U.S. AI innovation.

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On Lawfare Daily, @kevintfrazier.bsky.social spoke to @adamthierer.bsky.social about public comments submitted in response to the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Request for Information on the AI Action Plan. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

Major state AI policy developments in Virginia and Texas over a 10-day stretch. I write about the implications in my latest @rstreet.bsky.social essay: www.rstreet.org/commentary/t...

Texas & Virginia Steer States Away from European-Style AI Regulation - R Street Institute

This analysis is in response to breaking news. It will be updated. Please contact pr@rstreet.org to speak with the scholar. New developments in Virginia and Texas signal how the debate over artificial...

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Here is my R Street Institute filing in the administration’s AI Action Plan proceeding in which we outline a vision for advancing an AI Opportunity Agenda for America. www.rstreet.org/outreach/com...

Comments of the R Street Institute in Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan - R Street Institute

Office of Science and Technology Policy 2415 Eisenhower Ave. Alexandria, VA 22314 ostp-ai-rfostp-ai-rfi@nitrd.govi@nitrd.gov Re: Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligenc...

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appeared on Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's "So to Speak“ podcast to discuss continuing efforts by the FCC, FTC, and the states to regulate free speech in the age of AI. Nico Perrino hosted + Jennifer Huddleston & Ari Cohn were also guests. sotospeak.substack.com/p/ep-237-a-t...

Ep. 237: A tech policy bonanza! The FCC, FTC, AI regulations, and more

Does a cat stand on two legs or four?

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Walter Mead recently noted how “the MAGA-populist/tech-lord coalition is a volatile one, and keeping it together will be taxing.” In a new article, I discuss some ways the alliance may fall apart sooner than you think: www.discoursemagazine.com/p/can-trump-...

Can Trump Hold the Tech Right and Populist Right Together?

Maybe, but it isn’t going to be easy

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an important day in the world of AI policy with a sea change in US approach underway both domestically and internationally. I discuss in my latest essay: "Vice President JD Vance Resets the Global AI Agenda with Paris AI Action Summit Address" www.rstreet.org/commentary/v...

Vice President JD Vance Resets the Global AI Agenda with Paris AI Action Summit Address - R Street Institute

This analysis is in response to breaking news and will be updated. Please contact pr@rstreet.org to speak with the author. Today in France, Vice President JD Vance delivered a powerful keynote address...

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The UK is coming after encryption and it’s time for the U.S. govt to make a stand, including a law prohibiting American tech companies from providing encryption backdoors to any country as Matthew Green & Alex Stamos write in this important new WSJ oped: www.wsj.com/opinion/u-k-...

Opinion | U.K. Kicks Apple’s Door Open for China

Beijing would quickly exploit the British order to allow access to encrypted data.

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New! Latest piece from Dr Keegan McBride, @oiioxford.bsky.social and @adamthierer.bsky.social, R Street Institute, writing for @lawfare.bsky.social discussing the limitations of international agreements.

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Rapid advances in AI has led many governments to push for AI safety treaties. Keegan McBride and @adamthierer.bsky.social argue that joining these treaties could limit the U.S.'s ability to maintain its technological dominance and impact its long-term interests and national security.

Lawfare has just published my long essay with Keegan McBride of Oxford University on why the US should be careful about signing on to global AI safety treaties that would undermine our national interests. This is timely with Paris "AI Action Summit" coming up. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

The Trouble With AI Safety Treaties

The key to global AI safety is continued American leadership in AI innovation, not more international treaties.

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On Lawfare Daily, Kevin Frazier spoke to @adamthierer.bsky.social about a detailed report issued by the Bipartisan House Task Force on AI, counterarguments to his concern that the report did not adequately address the developing patchwork of state AI regulations, and more.

Lawfare Daily: Adam Thierer on the Bipartisan House Task Force on AI’s Report

What was in the House Task Force's AI report?

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It was my pleasure to join the @lawfare.bsky.social daily podcast on short notice to discuss the ramifications of the new 270-page report from Bipartisan House Task Force on AI with Kevin Frazier. Listen here: shows.acast.com/lawfare/epis...

Lawfare Daily: Adam Thierer on the Bipartisan House Task Force on AI’s Report | The Lawfare Podcast

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we adopted these 2 shelter cats during Christmas time 4 and 2 years, respectively. And they still love hanging out under the tree! Lots of animals out there need a good home. Go to your local shelter and give them and yourself a great Christmas gift!

my thoughts on the big new House AI Task Force report... "The House AI Task Force Report: Positive Steps, but One Big Problem" medium.com/@AdamThierer...

The House AI Task Force Report: Positive Steps, but One Big Problem

On December 17th, the Bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) released its long-awaited final report, which weighed in at a hefty 273 pages and included 66 key findings and 85…

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event video: "AI Policy in President Trump's Second Term" - a Fed Soc webinar featuring Kevin Frazier, Neil Chilson, Satya Thallam, & me. youtu.be/YI4BSq-dYUw?...

AI Policy In President Trump's Second Term

YouTube video by The Federalist Society

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really inspiring remarks by Rep. Jay Obernolte today at Cato event about the best vision for the U.S. on AI and digital technology policy. Countering the negativism with a principled, pragmatic national framework for American AI leadership. 👉 www.youtube.com/live/IbPnPrx...

here's a comprehensive overview of what the new Republican Congress might do on tech policy. This excellent @techpolicypress.bsky.social article by @gabbymiller.bsky.social touches all the bases: AI, antitrust, free speech, privacy, nat'l security & more. 👉 www.techpolicy.press/republicans-...

Republicans Won The House and Senate. Here’s What A GOP Congress Could Mean for Tech Policy. | TechPolicy.Press

A new governing trifecta is set to reshape the tech policy agenda in Washington, reports staff writer Gabby Miller.

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"AI Policy in the Trump Administration and Congress after the 2024 Elections" www.rstreet.org/commentary/a...

AI Policy in the Trump Administration and Congress after the 2024 Elections - R Street Institute

This analysis is in response to breaking news and it will be updated. Please contact pr@rstreet.org to speak with the author. Tuesday’s elections signaled a major shift in American politics that will ...

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AI and Public Health, Part 3: How AI Can Revolutionize Drug Discovery This is latest installment in my running series about how artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science are improving health outcomes. www.rstreet.org/commentary/a...

AI and Public Health, Part 3: How AI Can Revolutionize Drug Discovery - R Street Institute

This R Street series considers how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) systems are advancing medical capabilities and health outcomes. Previous installments explored how AI/ML syste...

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the 1st edition of my book, "Permissionless Innovation: The Continuing Case for Comprehensive Technological Freedom," came out 10 years ago this year. Here are the first 5 pages if you've never read it. Keep up the fight for freedom!

“Texas Should Reject the European Path Toward AI Regulation” – Here’s my first look at the troubling new ‘Texas Responsible AI Governance Act,’ a sweeping regulatory proposal that would impose EU-style mandates on algorithmic systems. www.rstreet.org/commentary/t...

FREEDOM TO INNOVATE! What does it mean? Why is it important? How should it shape policy in the age of AI? Read my new @rstreet.bsky.social essay: "The Policy Origins of the Digital Revolution & the Continuing Case for the Freedom to Innovate" 👉 www.rstreet.org/commentary/t...

The Policy Origins of the Digital Revolution & the Continuing Case for the Freedom to Innovate - R Street Institute

In just one generation, we’ve moved from a world of informational scarcity to informational abundance thanks to the Internet and digital technology. A recent U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis report re...

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