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April 26, 2024
Can AI Regulation Really Make Us Safe(r)?
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 the car to warn road users and bystanders of the presence of the car. This also ensured that the car could travel no faster than…
April 25, 2024
Generative AI, Soundalikes and Publicity Rights: Elvis Reenters the Building
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 your head singing five words: “so you’re a tough guy.” Finally, even if you can’t understand the lyrics but grew up grungy, imagine Eddie Vedder crooning “Yellow…
April 25, 2024
The AI ecosystem is complex and dynamic: Its regulation should acknowledge that
Last Thursday, Meta announced the newest iteration of its large language model (LLM), Llama 3. The newest model will aim to dislodge OpenAI as the market leader through various improvements driven by what Meta claims to be “high quality” data training sets and new computer programming capabilities. Meta’s chief product officer, Chris Cox, predicts that future versions of…
April 24, 2024
Why Saving AM Radio Is Redundant in the Age of Modern Technology
In an age where technology evolves at an unprecedented pace, it’s hard to justify clinging to outdated modes of communication, especially when superior alternatives exist.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 current debate around the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, a legislative effort to mandate the inclusion of AM radio in all new car models….
April 23, 2024
The Expansive and Expensive American Privacy Rights Act
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 state privacy efforts. When I asked him what would happen if even more states passed privacy laws, he said something I will never forget: We will…
April 23, 2024
Huawei’s 5G Resilience: Will It Last?
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 its 5G-enabled smartphone, the Pura 70, and expects to sell some 60 million such handsets this year. Semiconductor chips will also play a key role…
April 22, 2024
Earth Day 2024: How Plastic Can the Enviros Get?
It is Earth Day 2024, an annual exercise in self-applause that always is too much fun because of the inanities, hypocrisies, mendacities, and sheer stupidity of the Earth Day slogans, arguments, propaganda, and exhortations. And also because of the embarrassing spectacle of long queues of corporate officials and public relations gasbags desperate to advertise their environmental bona fides so that the green alligators might eat them last. The Earth Day slogan for…
April 19, 2024
In Attacking Apple, the Department of Justice Fails to Grasp the Essence of Progress
Those who look forward to Apple (yet again) redefining the technological horizon, like it did with the iPhone, may need to temper their expectations. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken an ill-conceived step with an antitrust lawsuit that, if successful, threatens to transform Apple from an industry maverick into just another phone maker. The DOJ…
April 19, 2024
Evaluating State Broadband Efforts: Insights from the Broadband Barometer Project
As the country races into its digital transformation, the expansion of broadband across the United States has become a pivotal undertaking. There are numerous state and federal efforts, fueled largely by over $70 billion of federal taxpayer dollars. States are at the forefront, receiving about $42.5 billion to implement the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program under…
April 16, 2024
The Off-Duty, Online Speech Rights of Public Employees: A Free Speech Victory
During the tumultuous cancel-culture summer of 2020, police officer George Forbush publicly vented his anger about the beating a person suffered at a Black Lives Matter (BLM) march. After watching video of the disturbing incident on Twitter, the 19-year veteran of the Sparks (Nevada) Police Department tweeted this off-duty response from his personal account: “I have six AR-15 rifles. I…