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April 16, 2024
The Past and Present of Net Neutrality
Toward the end of this month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will hold a vote to reinstate a set of rules for internet providers. Consisting of 434 pages and resembling a 2015 order passed during the Obama administration, the new rules are expected to pass given the makeup of the FCC. If enacted, broadband companies and other…
April 15, 2024
American Privacy Rights Act of 2024: A Renewed Push for a Comprehensive National Privacy Framework
Little more than two years from the last significant attempt to modernize our national privacy law in the failed American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA), US House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-WA, and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Chair Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-WA released a “discussion draft” of the American…
April 12, 2024
Net Neutrality’s Glimmers of Hope and Hidden Timebombs
On April 25, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote to reinstate net neutrality rules and reclassify broadband providers as Title II common carriers. Since the agency signaled its intentions last fall, we’ve published several posts discussing the potential pitfalls this proceeding might pose for consumers and innovation. The recently published, 435-page draft final rule reinforces many of those concerns, though…
April 11, 2024
The Return of Crypto: Building the Next Era of the Internet
Center for Technology, Science, and Energy AEI, Auditorium1789 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashington, DC 20036 Contact Information Event: Owen O’Brien-Powers | Owen.O’Brien-Powers@aei.org | 503.449.4641Media: MediaServices@aei.org | 202.862.5829 Event Summary On April 11, AEI’s Jim Harper was joined by venture capitalist and Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Chris Dixon for a conversation about the nature of the internet and the next iteration of the web,…
April 11, 2024
Who Will Monitor the AI Monitors? And What Should They Watch?
As all good policy practitioners know, all regulatory activities are constrained by the agency problem: Those who are being regulated know far more of what is going on than those who are charged with overseeing their activities. But there are even more problems of information asymmetry associated with AI regulation, because even those who are…
April 4, 2024
Open App Markets Act: A Misguided Approach That Could Stifle America
Rumor has it the Open App Markets Act (OAMA) could make a comeback in Congress. Its supporters posit that large tech companies, such as Apple and Alphabet, are throttling competition and innovation. Yet these arguments run contrary to objective evidence. And the stakes are high—not only does OAMA-like legislation risk undoing Congressional efforts to address the TikTok challenges, it…
April 2, 2024
An AI Healthcare Coalition Suggests a Better Way of Regulating AI
In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), the dialogue often veers between the extremes of stringent regulation, like the European Union’s AI Act, and laissez-faire approaches that risk unbridled technological advances without sufficient safeguards. Amidst this polarized debate, the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) has emerged as a promising alternative approach that addresses the ethical,…
March 28, 2024
The Quest for a ‘Clean Economy’ Collides with Reality
“There are no solutions,” the celebrated economist Thomas Sowell once wrote, “only trade-offs.” Nowhere is this wise maxim truer these days than in the realm of green energy, where the headlong quest for a carbon-free economy has collided with other cultural, social, and environmental forces. Want to extract lithium, a critical component of the batteries that…
March 22, 2024
Would It Even Be Constitutional to Pause AI?
A year ago today, the Future of Life Institute released a letter calling for a 6-month pause in the training of artificial intelligence (AI) systems more powerful than GPT-4. The signers included Elon Musk and Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak, alongside tech critics like Tristan Harris, who all agreed that AI labs must “immediately pause for at least…
March 20, 2024
The Digital Markets Act: Balancing Innovation and Consumer Safety in the App Ecosystem
The introduction of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in Europe has sparked a heated debate about the delicate balance between promoting competition and ensuring user safety in the digital landscape. As major tech companies like Apple and Google work to comply with the new regulations, concerns about the potential consequences for consumer experience, privacy, and…