Artificial Intelligence is transforming our world, revolutionizing industries, and reshaping our lives and work environments. As we navigate the complexities of the digital age, we must prioritize building trust in…
By Shane Tews | May 14, 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies pose risks to individuals and society. These vary from the mundane to the catastrophic. Will we be exposed to distasteful content on social media platforms? Will we be hit…
By Bronwyn Howell | May 13, 2024
Much of the field of Internet Law centers on the difficulty of how to apply offline law to online conduct. Because online activity is inherently communicative, the regulation of online…
By Daniel Lyons | May 10, 2024
As the world becomes increasingly interconnected economically, blockchain-based financial networks offer new solutions for facilitating seamless international trade, remittances, and humanitarian aid. What specific advantages do blockchain-based financial networks offer…
By Shane Tews | May 9, 2024
Can artificial intelligence assist conservative jurists in pursuing an originalist text, history, and tradition approach for interpreting and applying the US Constitution? Can it help them better ferret out––more accurately and efficiently––the original…
By Clay Calvert | May 8, 2024
According to a slew of minor media reports, one year remains before the REAL ID deadline. On May 7, 2025, the story goes, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will begin…
By Jim Harper | May 7, 2024
There’s a kind of policy argument around technology that relies on inevitability. It surely must rankle a given technology’s foes, and it probably does not persuade them. But it may…
By Jim Harper | May 3, 2024
Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), recently shared with her fellow commissioners a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at eliminating bulk billing arrangements for broadband and…
By Shane Tews | May 2, 2024
The First Amendment to the US Constitution safeguards “freedom of speech” from government censorship. But does it––and should it––protect speech created by modern technological tools that involve minimal human effort, like the…
By Clay Calvert | May 1, 2024
In the late nineteenth century, the latest new-fangled invention was the motor car. In both Europe and the United States, regulations required a man waving a red flag to walk ahead of…
By Bronwyn Howell | April 26, 2024
Here’s a quick aural exercise in property rights: Think about Tom Petty . . . and now hear him (in your mind) singing the words “glide down over Mulholland.” Or hear Billie Eilish in…
By Clay Calvert | April 25, 2024
The proliferation of cyber threats has evolved into a crisis: Last year, there were 880 million cybercrime complaints resulting in over $12 billion in losses. Analysts suggest that cybercrime is…
By Shane Tews | April 25, 2024
In an age where technology evolves at an unprecedented pace, it’s hard to justify clinging to outdated modes of communication, especially when superior alternatives exist. This brings us to the…
By Shane Tews | April 24, 2024
In early 2020, as a California privacy law came into effect and other states toyed with similar legislation, I talked with a heavy hitter at one of the big tech companies about…
By Will Rinehart | April 23, 2024
As laid out in my last blog, Huawei continues to demonstrate that it has maneuvered, at least partially, around US-imposed restrictions on advanced chips. Last week, it introduced a more advanced version of…
By Claude Barfield | April 23, 2024