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February 28, 2025
WEIRD? Institutions and Consumers’ Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence in 31 Countries
A survey of perceptions of Artificial Intelligence in 31 countries in 2023 yields significantly less positive perceptions of the new technology in developed western economies than in emerging and non-western economies. This could reflect citizens in non-Western countries perceiving machines (computers) and algorithms differently from those in Western countries, or that a more positive outlook…
March 15, 2024
A Choice-of-Law Alternative to Federal Preemption of State Privacy Law
Key Points Read the PDF.https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/A-Choice-of-Law-Alternative-to-Federal-Preemption-of-State-Privacy-Law.pdf?x85095 Introduction A prominent theme in debates about US national privacy legislation is whether federal law should preempt state law. A federal statute could create one standard for markets that are obviously national in scope. Another approach is to allow states to be “laboratories of democracy” that adopt different laws so…
January 9, 2024
Broadband Pricing Under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program
Key Points Read the PDF. Congress created the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, a prominent feature of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA),1 to usher areas without modern broadband into the digital age. Congress found: The IIJA provides $42.45 billion for planning, infrastructure deployment, and adoption programs in all 50 states, American…