Telecom Act
Experts Call for Modernization, Rewrite of 1996 Telecom Act
Ahead of Thursday's hearing, witnesses point to opportunities to promote competition, broadband classification, and AI infrastructure.
Adam Thierer
AI Chatbots Have Moved Quickly from Novelty to Daily Emotional Support
30% of teens said they preferred engaging with chatbots 'as much or more than other humans'
AI
Experts Debate AI Strategy and the ‘Race’ for Global Leadership
Panelists weigh risks, values, and accountability following announcement of White House AI action plan
AI
How a GOP Rift Over Tech Regulation Doomed a Ban on State AI Laws in Trump's Tax Bill
'I think everyone in the conservative movement agrees we need to beat China.... I just think we have different prescriptions for doing so.'
AI
House Members Spar Over 10-Year Moratorium on State AI Laws
Shorter ban might be an acceptable compromise later
Adam Thierer
One Year After ChatGPT, Washington Still Working Out its Relationship to AI: Experts
The recent drama at OpenAI reflects the ongoing debate on AI development, panelists said.
Expert Opinion
Will Rinehart: Unpacking the Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
Most are underweighting the legal challenges and problems to rule of law.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on November 22, 2023 – AI One Year After ChatGPT
The introduction of ChatGPT has bridged the gap between science fiction and reality.
AI
Academics Call for Dedicated Agency for AI Regulation
Suggestion comes as Washington grapples with advances in artificial intelligence.
AI
Workforce Training Needed to Address Artificial Intelligence Bias, Researchers Suggest
Building on the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
AI
Should the Federal Government Regulate Artificial Intelligence?
Two experts were on opposite sides of the debate about how to mitigate the downsides of AI.
Big Tech
Progress and Freedom Foundation Closes Shop
WASHINGTON, October 4, 2010 – The Progress & Freedom Foundation has announced that it’s closing shop after 17 years as a technology policy think tank. It shut down Friday, Oct. 1.
CDT
Experts Debate Causes, Cures for Cyber Bullying and High Risk Behaviors
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2010 – The best way to avoid cyber bullying is not to be a teenage girl, said an expert on Tuesday at a panel discussion hosted by the Progress and Freedom Foundation. The remarks, made by Michael McKeehan, Verizon’s executive director of internet and technology policy, were in
FCC
Empiris Joins Multitude of Industry Groups in Anti-Berkman Chorus
WASHINGTON, November 17, 2009 – The consulting firm Empiris LLC joined a host of cable and phone broadband network related entities on Tuesday when it slammed a recent study from Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society on broadband policy. In July the Federal Communications Com
Broadband's Impact
FOSI Conference to Feature RI, WA AG's, Plethora of Online Safety Experts
The Family Online Safety Institute announced the list of confirmed speakers for its 2009 annual conference to take place November 4th and 5th in Washington, DC. Speakers include child online safety expert Danah Boyd, Online Safety Technology Working Group co-chair Anne Collier, National Center for M
Expert Opinion
Commentary: Rights of Providers Shouldn't Outweigh Rights of Users
WASHINGTON, September 23, 2009 – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski’s announcement of his intention to codify the commission’s 2005 Internet Policy Statement into actual, enforceable federal regulations using a valid legal process drew expected reactions from the usual par
