When Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC)—the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturer—reports a 34 percent increase in August revenue, it’s more than just corporate success; it’s evidence of a fundamental economic shift,…
By https://www.aei.org/profile/shane-tews/ | September 15, 2025
The California State Legislature is rushing to pass bills before the session adjourns on September 12, 2025. One bill I have been closely tracking is AB 1018 Automated decision systems, which…
By Will Rinehart | September 9, 2025
Domain names act as the backbone of the internet, but as millions of users worldwide use it, many non-Latin script languages face barriers to fully accessing the internet. While multilingual…
By Shane Tews | August 11, 2025
President Donald Trump recently signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” into law which, among other action items, restored the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to auction spectrum. Although this authority…
By Shane Tews | July 31, 2025
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms how we work, learn, and organize institutions, questions emerge about whether our current social structures can adopt AI and harness its full potential. From…
By Shane Tews | July 23, 2025
The European Union is pursuing an ambitious digital policy project: create a unified data economy imbued with European values under European governance. Launched in 2020, the European Strategy for Data aims to…
By Mark Jamison | July 21, 2025
The Open App Markets Act (OAMA) has reemerged in Congress with renewed momentum, aiming to break up what some lawmakers perceive as monopolistic control over mobile app distribution. Supporters frame this legislation…
By Shane Tews | July 3, 2025
In their misguided attempts to foster competition and innovation, US and European regulators are forging shackles for the very engines that drive technological progress. The Department of Justice, Federal Trade…
By Mark Jamison | April 10, 2025
A number of leading AI CEOs, including Sam Altman, have suggested that 2025 will mark a transition from AI systems like ChatGPT, which answer questions, to AI agents capable of performing…
By John Bailey | March 13, 2025
It’s time to push back against Donald Trump’s efforts to target, silence, and punish—via lawsuits, access restrictions, and exertions of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulatory authority—press entities that oppose and…
By Clay Calvert | March 13, 2025
In my last blog, I discussed the effects of WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic) psychology on attitudes toward Artificial Intelligence (AI). WEIRD societies have been shown to demonstrate very different…
By Bronwyn Howell | March 12, 2025
When attorney Robert Corn-Revere vents his views about issues affecting the First Amendment’s guarantees of free speech and press, it’s wise to attend. Currently chief counsel for the Foundation for Individual Rights…
By Clay Calvert | March 12, 2025
The pioneering work of psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, alongside behavioral economists Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein and practitioners such as Lord Mervyn King, leaves little doubt that individuals—when making decisions in the face of uncertainty—act a little…
By Bronwyn Howell | March 7, 2025
As artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and digital infrastructure reshape global power dynamics, the relationship between the United States and the European Union stands at a critical crossroads. Yet the EU’s…
By Shane Tews | March 6, 2025
Large Language Models (LLMs) have ushered in a new era of artificial intelligence (AI) demonstrating remarkable capabilities in language generation, translation, and reasoning. Yet, LLMs often stumble over basic math…
By John Bailey | March 4, 2025