In their misguided attempts to foster competition and innovation, US and European regulators are forging shackles for the very engines that drive technological progress. The Department of Justice, Federal Trade…
By Mark Jamison | April 10, 2025
Money grabs by politicians and ideological interest groups are nothing new, but the spate of recent proposals for climate “Superfund” laws — attempting to blame and tax the fossil energy…
By Benjamin Zycher | April 9, 2025
A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, Measuring Human Leadership Skills With AI Agents, presents evidence that artificial intelligence may soon play a central role in evaluating…
By Brent Orrell | Raphaël Colard | April 9, 2025
Does biology determine destiny, or is society the dominant cause of masculine and feminine traits? In this spirited exchange, the psychologist Cordelia Fine and the evolutionary biologist Carole Hooven unpack…
By Carole Hooven | April 8, 2025
President Donald Trump fired two Democratic commissioners from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last Tuesday, a move that raises important questions about the independence of regulatory agencies. If challenged in…
By Mark Jamison | April 4, 2025
In the wake of Covid, trust in scientific and medical experts has eroded and become starkly polarized, threatening the ability of science agencies to sustain broad public support. The National…
By M. Anthony Mills | April 3, 2025
Five years ago, a new coronavirus to which no one was yet immune was sweeping the globe, shutting down schools and sporting events. In March 2020, masks had not yet become…
By M. Anthony Mills | March 27, 2025
One would think that Republicans would know better. One would think that Republicans from an important oil- and gas-producing state would know better. One would think, or hope, that they would prioritize…
By Benjamin Zycher | March 26, 2025
Event Summary On March 25, AEI hosted a conference on the challenges of balancing energy constraints with the rapid growth of AI and data centers. AEI’s L. Lynne Kiesling opened…
By L. Lynne Kiesling | Will Rinehart | Mark Jamison | March 25, 2025
This comment addresses analytic flaws and ambiguities in the U.S. Department of Energy Report 2024 LNG Export Study: Energy, Economic, and Environmental Assessment of U.S. LNG Exports, December 2024 (“Report”).…
By Benjamin Zycher | March 24, 2025
Event Summary On March 19, AEI’s Brent Orrell and Shane Tews hosted a panel discussion featuring Alex Tamkin, an AI researcher at Anthropic, and Jason Owen-Smith, a sociologist at the…
By Shane Tews | Brent Orrell | March 19, 2025
This paper offers critical observations on the arguments presented by Professor Cass R. Sunstein in a recent opinion column on the Trump Executive Order of January 20, 2025. That executive…
By Benjamin Zycher | March 18, 2025
A number of leading AI CEOs, including Sam Altman, have suggested that 2025 will mark a transition from AI systems like ChatGPT, which answer questions, to AI agents capable of performing…
By John Bailey | March 13, 2025
It’s time to push back against Donald Trump’s efforts to target, silence, and punish—via lawsuits, access restrictions, and exertions of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulatory authority—press entities that oppose and…
By Clay Calvert | March 13, 2025
Amid debates over spectrum allocation, critical questions about national security, communication infrastructure, and connectivity continue to take center stage. What does spectrum sharing involve? How does spectrum sharing enhance the…
By Shane Tews | March 13, 2025