A week ago, I had the chance to attend Google I/O, which made one thing clear: the next phase of AI isn't about the extraordinary. It's about the everyday.
By John Bailey | May 29, 2026
Artificial intelligence is being integrated into nearly every industry, but how is Congress using AI? As policymakers and their staff work to serve their constituents, can AI be used as…
| May 28, 2026
Chatrie will make it no wiser to rely on legal protections. You must lock up your own stuff.
By Jim Harper | May 28, 2026
Industry must lead in AI cybersecurity. The government must be ready to keep up.
By Shane Tews | May 28, 2026
An April decision by a federal court in Arkansas illustrates why legislation designed to prevent the supposed scourge–moral panic?–of social media addiction is both unconstitutional and unwarranted.
By Clay Calvert | May 27, 2026
Large firms are not slowing AI; naïve regulatory policies do.
By Mark Jamison | May 26, 2026
Shane is joined by Thomas Hazlett to discuss how we can use spectrum more efficiently if we update the regulatory boundaries around their uses and the regulations that bind them.
By Shane Tews | May 21, 2026
As media hoopla over the $6 million March verdict in the K.G.M. social media addiction trial fades, it’s important to reflect on numerous problems with both the outcome and the…
By Clay Calvert | May 19, 2026
If effective independence declines, policymakers should focus less on labels and more on building credibility and predictability. They are what ultimately encourage investment, innovation, and growth.
By Mark Jamison | May 18, 2026
The EU’s finding of the “success” of its DMA lacks credibility, as it falls far short of the kind of comprehensive cost-benefit analysis normally considered necessary to assess the efficacy…
By Bronwyn Howell | May 15, 2026
There is an invisible resource that powers our smartphones and connects our devices: spectrum airwaves. But regulations governing these airwaves were set decades ago, long before the age of smartphones…
| May 14, 2026
If a recent ruling by a federal judge holds up down the line, then words and actions taken by two former, high-ranking Trump officials—Pamela Bondi and Kristi Noem—will have exposed…
By Clay Calvert | May 12, 2026
Changes in the workplace and the way communications networks are managed have increased the scale and scope of vulnerabilities to network outages. The social costs are vast and increasing. Addressing…
By Bronwyn Howell | May 11, 2026
This week exposed a real underlying gap: The government still lacks the systems, relationships, and technical capacity to see frontier capabilities coming. Until that changes, every Mythos moment will be…
By John Bailey | May 8, 2026
The administration has been right to criticize the European Union’s heavy-handed approach to tech regulation, which has delayed product launches, chilled investment, and left European consumers behind. It would be…
By Daniel Lyons | May 8, 2026