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Harm, Safety, Effective AI Risk Management, and Regulation
Blog Post
AEIdeas

Harm, Safety, Effective AI Risk Management, and Regulation

On October 30, 2023, the White House announced its Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. The order addressed, in an industry-led US context,…

The Power of Tumblr
Article
The Dispatch

The Power of Tumblr

The social networking website Tumblr is a shadow of its former self now, but from about 2010 to 2016 something new was arising in it. It was generally referred to…

We Don’t Need No Stinking Science
Article
The Honest Broker

We Don’t Need No Stinking Science

This is Part 4 in the THB series — Climate Fueled Extreme Weather. You can find Part 1 here Part 2 here and Part 3 here. Each can be read on their own, but…

Unpacking the Data Dilemma
Article
AEIdeas

Unpacking the Data Dilemma

Systems of categorization and classification have played important roles throughout history, from ancient religious texts organizing moral codes to modern scientific frameworks. Among these is the modern digital data system,…

The Cultural, Economic, and Policy Dimensions of Your Phone Choices
Blog Post
AEIdeas

The Cultural, Economic, and Policy Dimensions of Your Phone Choices

You wouldn’t expect to find a product review on this blog, but variety is the spice of life! Then again, your digital life may be a little too spicy, overcooked,…

Regulation and Utility Performance
Article
Knowledge Problem

Regulation and Utility Performance

Last week’s outages in Houston due to Hurricane Beryl were agonizing and frustrating. The Category 1 hurricane made landfall on July 8 and maintained hurricane strength until it reached Houston,…

Sen. Whitehouse’s Attacks on Fossil Energy Producers Are Incoherent
Op-Ed
Washington Examiner

Sen. Whitehouse’s Attacks on Fossil Energy Producers Are Incoherent

It might seem difficult to take positions on a prominent issue diametrically opposed and equally preposterous. But Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a man whose Pavlovian opposition to the U.S. fossil…

Recovering Science Policy
Book
American Enterprise Institute

Recovering Science Policy

Key Points Executive Summary The aftermath of a global public health crisis, combined with the rise of populism at home and growing economic and security threats abroad, has persuaded a…

Two Democrats, Two World Views on Tech, Trade, and Globalization
Blog Post
AEIdeas

Two Democrats, Two World Views on Tech, Trade, and Globalization

Recently, the contrasting perspectives of two very different Democratic leaders have come sharply into focus as they presented forthright accounts of their ideologies. On the one hand, Democratic Representative Suzan…

The Judiciary and Generative AI: Thoughtful Forward Momentum
Blog Post
AEIdeas

The Judiciary and Generative AI: Thoughtful Forward Momentum

How does an otherwise-ordinary insurance lawsuit involving the interpretation of “landscaping” turn into something large enough to garner news media attention? A federal appellate court judge penned a witty, well-reasoned concurrence…

Life After Chevron: How Will Congress and Federal Agencies Adapt?
Event

Life After Chevron: How Will Congress and Federal Agencies Adapt?

Event Summary On July 16, AEI and the Brookings Institution hosted a three-panel event examining Chevron deference and the implications of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. Former Sen. Patrick Toomey…

The Supreme Court Term in Review
Article
The Dispatch

The Supreme Court Term in Review

“A film is born three times,” French filmmaker Robert Bresson once famously remarked. “First in the writing of the script, once again in the shooting, and finally in the editing.” …