New America’s first Shangri La Series dialogue, which convened 21 researchers, technologists, and leaders from 10 countries to answer the question: What is a third path for AI? 🔗 Insights: https://www.newamerica.org/insights/the-shangri-la-series-ai-for-middle-powers/

The Shangri-La Series: AI for Middle Powers

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The global conversation about #AI has been dominated by the U.S. and China. @GordonLaForge explores how middle powers can forge a “third path”—defining the norms, standards, and institutions that will govern this tech for decades. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/shaping-ai-from-the-middle/

Shaping AI from the Middle

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How do we make AI work in the real world? Building on our inaugural Shangri-La Series, Akash Kapur and Gillian Rosenberg examine AI adoption across the Global South. 🔗 Read the report: https://www.newamerica.org/insights/closing-the-adoption-gap/

Closing the Adoption Gap: How AI Is Being Built in the Global South

Relying on detailed empirical evidence, this report moves beyond technical capability to better understand what actually inhibits and promotes AI adoption in the Global South.

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Wireless Future identifies five priorities for the U.S. delegation ahead of next year’s World Radiocommunication Conference where countries will negotiate the spectrum rules that will shape global connectivity. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/wrc-27-priorities-and-positions/

Leading on LEO Satellite Policy: U.S. Priorities for the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference

WRC-27 will set global rules that determine whether U.S. satellite operators have the spectrum to scale, reduce costs, and innovate new services.

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OTI supports the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in Chatrie v. United States. The ruling protects location data under the Fourth Amendment. 📝 Read our statement, written by @premmtrivedi.bsky.social https://www.newamerica.org/insights/oti-welcomes-scotus-decision-extending-location-data-privacy/

OTI Welcomes SCOTUS Decision Extending Location Data Privacy

In Short OTI Welcomes SCOTUS Decision Extending Location Data Privacy Jun 29, 2026 Steven Frame/Shutterstock.com Prem M. Trivedi Linkedin Facebook X Email Save as PDF In response to the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in Chatrie v. United States , the Open...

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#ICYMI: Last week OTI hosted a discussion on the U.S. #AI skilling agenda: what implementation might look like, where gaps remain, and what comes next. https://www.newamerica.org/events/the-ai-agenda-exploring-the-trump-administrations-approach-to-ai-literacy-and-use/

The AI Agenda: Exploring the Trump Administration’s Approach to AI Literacy and Use

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"The rapid diffusion of advanced #deepfake technology threatens our #privacy, political stability, and democratic norms by casting doubt on everything we see online," writes @jessicadine.bsky.social. https://bit.ly/4emPC2c

Four Ways to Protect Yourself from the Deepfakes Taking over the Internet

Deepfakes are now being widely used online—even by the government. A tech policy analyst shares four tips to spot them and limit their harms.

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[ICYMI] Earlier this month, OTI co-hosted a panel with @educationwork.newamerica.org's Higher Ed Program on how higher ed institutions can strategically shape the #AI transition & what it means for the future of knowledge in our society. Watch the recording: https://bit.ly/48Zc3XH

Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, and the Future of Knowledge

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DSP Fellow EmmaLi has spent years using digital tech to collect the best possible #data on our waters and life teeming in them—from tagging tiny computers to seals’ flippers to measuring wetland elevation. https://bit.ly/42Yw25q

Tech for the People, by the People: From Tracking Antarctic Seals to Wrangling America’s Water Data with EmmaLi Tsai

EmmaLi Tsai discusses her fieldwork, how it’s impacted her views on maximizing environmental progress, and what she hopes to accomplish through the DSP fellowship.

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OTI is excited to support the Digital Opportunity Foundation Act. To see returns on our investments in digital infrastructure & #AI, we need to support a hub for funding, resource sharing & developing best practices around adoption & digital upskilling. www.lujan.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...

[ICYMI] Earlier this month, OTI hosted an event discussing the potential of Citizens Broadband Radio Service (#CBRS) for U.S. companies and how changing its framework would be disruptive. Watch the recording here: https://www.newamerica.org/events/private-5g-networks-at-risk/

Private 5G Networks at Risk

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[HAPPENING AT 12 PM EDT] The Trump admin wants to accelerate #AI adoption for Americans, but questions remain about the AI skilling agenda’s practical application & potential disparities. Join us for a conversation on the U.S. approach to AI literacy. https://bit.ly/4ttkwcU

TOMORROW: Join OTI and a group of expert panelists to discuss the U.S. #AI skilling agenda—what implementation might look like, where gaps remain & what comes next. https://www.newamerica.org/events/the-ai-agenda-exploring-the-trump-administrations-approach-to-ai-literacy-and-use/

The AI Agenda: Exploring the Trump Administration’s Approach to AI Literacy and Use

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"As #tech develops, the potential for error or fraud becomes clear." OTI's @jessicadine.bsky.social shares ways to keep yourself safe online while #deepfake technology poses #privacy and fraud risks. https://bit.ly/4emPC2c

Four Ways to Protect Yourself from the Deepfakes Taking over the Internet

Deepfakes are now being widely used online—even by the government. A tech policy analyst shares four tips to spot them and limit their harms.

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[HAPPENING TODAY at 12pm EDT] Join @newamerica.org's OTI and Higher Education program for a panel on how higher ed can shape the #AI transition & what it will take to ensure that students, educators & institutions retain real agency in the age of this tech. https://bit.ly/48Zc3XH

Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, and the Future of Knowledge

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Deepfakes are everywhere. @jessicadine.bsky.social of @techanddemocracy.newamerica.org breaks down four ways to protect yourself and your loved ones online. 📱 Learn how to spot deepfakes: https://go.newamerica.org/ways-to-protect-yourself-from-deepfakes-5

[MAY 19] The Trump administration has pushed to accelerate #AI adoption for Americans, but questions remain about the AI skilling agenda’s practical application & potential disparities. Join OTI for a conversation on the U.S. approach to AI literacy. https://bit.ly/4ttkwcU

The AI Agenda: Exploring the Trump Administration’s Approach to AI Literacy and Use

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DSP fellow Kameron Kerger approaches environmental #tech by focusing on helping people, rather than solely honing in on the natural world. Read more in our Q&A with her: https://bit.ly/4sR35Tt

Tech for the People, by the People: Systems Design for a Healthier Planet with Kameron Kerger

Kameron Kerger discusses improving environmental progress by having people with tech and policy backgrounds work together for a healthier planet.

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OTI hosted an event featuring first-hand accounts of why the Digital Equity Act (DEA) is needed. The programs that DEA funding would have supported are what make America's investment in broadband infrastructure worthwhile. #SaveDigitalEquity https://bit.ly/4whPasx

Why Broadband Adoption Matters and the Programs That Make It Happen

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Communities cannot benefit from broadband infrastructure they cannot access, afford, or use. OTI's @jessicadine.bsky.social emphasized this in her @techpolicypress.bsky.social op-ed on the Digital Equity Act. #SaveDigitalEquity https://bit.ly/4tlVtIO

Trump's Cancellation of Digital Equity Act Programs Will Perpetuate the Digital Divide

Ending DEA programs isn’t putting America first; it’s pulling out of a critical global race and wasting taxpayer dollars in the process, writes Jessica Dine.

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OTI Senior Policy Analyst @sydneysaubestre.bsky.social joined the @brookings.edu TechTank podcast to discuss proposals targeting the mental health and privacy risks when it comes to #AI chatbots. https://bit.ly/41XD0Hy

How should we approach chatbots' mental health and privacy concerns? | The TechTank Podcast | Brookings

On this episode of TechTank, guest host Josie Stewart is joined by Shae Gardner and Sydney Saubestre to discuss how policymakers are approaching concerns with chatbots.

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[HAPPENING TODAY @ 2PM ET] Join the Wireless Future program virtually for a discussion on how U.S. manufacturers are leveraging the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS). https://www.newamerica.org/events/private-5g-networks-at-risk/

Private 5G Networks at Risk

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U.S. manufacturers are adopting private #5G networks fueled by the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS). [TOMORROW] Join Wireless Future for a discussion on CBRS's potential & the disruptive impact of changing the framework for shared use of that band. https://bit.ly/4ecvcce

Private 5G Networks at Risk

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Although the spread of fake internet content is not new, #AI deepfakes can now be anywhere and everywhere. OTI policy analyst @jessicadine.bsky.social shares tactics we can take to guard ourselves and our loved ones online. https://bit.ly/4emPC2c

Four Ways to Protect Yourself from the Deepfakes Taking over the Internet

Deepfakes are now being widely used online—even by the government. A tech policy analyst shares four tips to spot them and limit their harms.

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[MAY 6] Join the Wireless Future program for a discussion on 2 new studies highlighting the potential of private wireless networks fueled by #CBRS & how the mobile industry's efforts to radically change the framework for shared use of the band will be disruptive. https://bit.ly/4ecvcce

@michaelcalabrese.bsky.social (@newamerica.org) co-wrote an op-ed with Kristian Stout (International Center for Law & Economics) on the benefits of a pending #FCC vote to modernize #spectrum-sharing rules. It would unlock 7x gains in #satellite broadband capacity. https://bit.ly/4cQ24oU

Kristian Stout and Michael Calabrese: The FCC Lets Satellite Innovation Breathe

The FCC's pending vote to modernize outdated technical limits would unlock 7x gains in satellite broadband capacity.

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"To serve the public interest...we must have a technologically conversant and skilled population to help set guardrails and principles for the #AI ecosystem," writes @chhayakapadia.bsky.social. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/america-digital-divide-ai-competitiveness/

To Win the AI Race, America Must Close the Digital Divide

The Trump administration’s lack of focus on closing the digital divide threatens U.S. competitiveness in the AI era.

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Even as #AI tools are available to the general public, many Americans cannot reliably get online to use these tools in the first place. @newamerica.org's Chhaya Kapadia discusses how this jeopardizes the nation's competitiveness in the global #AI race. https://bit.ly/4ceKRoQ

To Win the AI Race, America Must Close the Digital Divide

The Trump administration’s lack of focus on closing the digital divide threatens U.S. competitiveness in the AI era.

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Gabe Watson, a Digital Service for the Planet Fellow, describes his work at the intersection of tech and environmental protection. https://bit.ly/3P7N6lY

Tech for the People, by the People: Harmonizing Data for the Environmental Movement with Gabe Watson

Gabe Watson discusses why he wanted to tackle environmental issues through his work in data and his vision for the role of data and tech in making our planet healthier.

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Tech companies are exploring the idea of powering #AI from space. OTI's @jessicadine.bsky.social discusses in @techpolicypress.bsky.social that while space is getting crowded with satellites, U.S. policies and regulations lag behind. https://bit.ly/4tIn48w

Space is Getting Crowded, and Policy Governing Low Earth Orbit is Broken

Jessica Dine argues that outer space is becoming extremely crowded with satellites and new space technologies, while existing policy and regulation have failed to keep up.

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