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March 6, 2025

Like Silicon from Clay: A Book Event with Michael M. Rosen

Event Summary On March 4, AEI’s Matthew Continetti and Michael M. Rosen gathered to discuss Mr. Rosen’s new book, Like Silicon from Clay: What Ancient Jewish Wisdom Can Teach Us About AI. The conversation began by exploring centuries-old Jewish legends of golems, dybbuks, and maggids, delving into their humanlike characteristics. Mr. Rosen then transitioned to…

December 9, 2024

“Propertizing” Privacy: Evaluating the Merits of a Property-Based Approach to Personal Data Protection

Decades into the Information Age, privacy continues to bedevil policymakers and businesses. Does treating personal information as common-law property offer a framework for thinking about privacy protection and maximizing consumer welfare? Or have experiments with injecting property into privacy legislation already proven it inapt? Recent law review articles fall on each side of the issue,…