The 2024 Artificial Intelligence Index, released by Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), delivers crucial insights into AI’s influence and developments. This detailed yearly report presents a data-based overview…
By John Bailey | April 30, 2024
A federal judge recently issued an injunction to block the approval of a powerline that would have connected 161 renewable energy projects to the electric grid, providing more clean energy to consumers…
By James W. Coleman | Arnab Datta | April 28, 2024
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 Bronwyn Howell | April 25, 2024
For years, American environmentalists held a largely pessimistic outlook on our planet’s future. But recently, the environmental movement has seen significant changes. Join Steven F. Hayward—a resident scholar at the…
By Roger Pielke Jr. | Matthew Continetti | April 9, 2024
The dreary weather this week in Chicago has been dispiriting, making me feel listless and in need of a mood lift. Nothing does the trick like two of my favorite…
By L. Lynne Kiesling | April 9, 2024
The concept of “net neutrality”— that internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all data on the internet equally — fails to acknowledge the realities of network management and the benefits…
By Shane Tews | April 9, 2024
When natural disasters happen, climate change is often blamed as a culprit. But attribution research actually shows that infrastructure, institutions, and technology are more important factors in how costly weather…
By M. Anthony Mills | Roger Pielke Jr. | April 8, 2024
When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill last month banning anyone “younger than 14 years of age” from holding accounts with certain social media platforms, it garnered coverage in the Wall Street Journal, Washington…
By Clay Calvert | April 8, 2024
Over the past few years, I have watched my parents, family, and friends retreat from online spaces. They used to comment on political issues online; now they just lurk. So…
By Will Rinehart | April 8, 2024
Last month here at THB, I used the “Kaya Identity” to explain the concept of decarbonization, which refers to a reduction in the ratio of carbon dioxide emissions to GDP. I showed…
By Roger Pileke Jr. | April 8, 2024
Event Summary On April 8, AEI held the fourth lecture in the American Dream Lecture Series. New York University’s Jonathan Haidt delivered the lecture on his new book, The Anxious Generation:…
By Christine Rosen | Christopher J. Scalia | April 8, 2024
The new policy could compromise the well-being of black women and babies in the name of ‘equity.’ Last Tuesday, Mass General Brigham announced it will stop reporting to child welfare officials suspected incidents of…
By Sally Satel | April 8, 2024
As you may have noticed, “sex” is out, and “sex assigned at birth” is in. Instead of asking for a person’s sex, some medical and camp forms these days ask for “sex assigned at…
By Carole Hooven | Alex Byrne | April 4, 2024
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…
By Mark Jamison | April 4, 2024
Candor is important, so I urge you to watch out for bias and misrepresentation in this post, because it is about a lawsuit I am involved in. Represented by the New…
By Jim Harper | April 3, 2024