AEI Tech Policy

On #ExplaintoShane, @ShaneTews is joined by @KevinTFrazier—in a crossover episode with Scaling Laws—to discuss whether the government can keep up with rapidly developing models, how policymakers can keep American networks safe without sacrificing innovation, and more. Listen to the full episode below ⬇️ aei.org/multimedia/fro…

Join @ArielleRothNTIA tomorrow morning as she highlights a standout lesson from the last 250 years of American communications: there's no such thing as "future-proof" technology.   Competition and innovation create what policymakers can't foresee.

Some attorneys continue to cite fake content generated by artificial intelligence tools. The problem now doesn’t just involve non-existent cases, but invented quotations and false factual assertions working their way into pleadings and motions. The situation doesn’t seem to be improving despite several recent developments and judicial opinions. New from @ProfClayCalvert: aei.org/technology-and…

Tomorrow at 9 am, AEI’s @ShaneTews will bring together leaders from the public and private sectors to share perspectives on global competition in 6G and America’s opportunity to regain its leadership in the telecommunications industry. RSVP below. aei.org/events/from-si…

The Supreme Court declined last week to block Texas's App Store Accountability Act, which requires age verification and parental consent for anyone under 18. The law stays in effect while the Fifth Circuit hears the appeal in early August. @ProfClayCalvert unpacked the district court opinion that first blocked the law, finding that it violated the First Amendment and failed strict scrutiny. Calvert's lesson for legislatures: Texas had alternatives it never tried. Read his piece here: aei.org/technology-and…

My thoughts for @AEItech @AEICTSE . . . ⚖️⚖️⚖️ . . . A Ceaseless Struggle: Stopping Attorneys from Citing Fake, AI-Generated Content aei.org/technology-and…

Writing for @AEI, @ProfClayCalvert tackles the growing trend of attorneys citing fake, AI-generated content. Read here: aei.org/technology-and…

Join us TOMORROW for an AEI event hosted by @ShaneTews on AI as a building block for 6G, global competition in next-generation wireless, & the economic and national security stakes of AI-native networks. The event will feature a keynote addresses from @OliviaTrustyFCC and @ArielleRoth. There will also be a panel discussion including Soma Velayutham (@nvidia), Chris Christou (@BoozAllen), Charles Clancy (@MITREcorp), Darin Kaufman (@Cisco), and Shaygan Kheradpir (@CerberusCapital). aei.org/events/from-si…

From @John_Bailey: “The last few weeks should end any illusion that the United States can improvise its way through frontier AI policy. What we have witnessed was not serious governance. It was vibe policymaking: ad hoc, deal-by-deal reactions with no clear standard, public explanation, or predictable process. The result was not just confusion. It exposed a deeper weakness: the United States has no reliable way to measure frontier AI risk, no agreed process for acting on it, and no institution built to do either.” aei.org/technology-and…

The EU's General Court dismissed Apple's challenge to its gatekeeper designation last week. Apple argued it runs five App Stores, one for each device, and only the iOS one was big enough to qualify. The judges said they all do the same thing and brought them all under the Digital Markets Act. In May, AEI's Bronwyn Howell read the Commission's own review of the law, which found it fit for purpose and proposed no changes. The review relied on stakeholder submissions but included no apparent input from regulated companies or consideration of research finding that the DMA had chilled innovation. Read her work here: aei.org/technology-and…

In general, AI adoption is advancing rapidly in experimentation, yet remains stubbornly uneven in deployment and value creation, writes AEI’s @WillRinehart washingtonexaminer.com/premium/462639…

WEDNESDAY, 9am ET 🗓️ Join us at @AEI for a discussion on the frontier of AI-native 6G networks, including how these networks are designed and deployed, global competition, and the economic and national security stakes of AI-native networks. The morning will begin with keynote addresses from @ArielleRothNTIA and @OliviaTrustyFCC, followed by a panel discussion moderated by @ShaneTews. Speakers include Soma Velayutham (@nvidia), Chris Christou (@BoozAllen), Charles Clancy (@MITREcorp), Darin Kaufman (@Cisco), and Shaygan Kheradpir (@CerberusCapital). See you there! aei.org/events/from-si…

"America Is Improvising Its Way Through AI Governance" by @John_Bailey via @AEItech aei.org/technology-and…

The ideas for governing this technology are maturing fast. The institution capable of holding them is not. Closing that gap before the models write the next models, argues @John_Bailey, is the real work ahead. aei.org/technology-and…

“Three insights arise from this discussion. First, from Japan comes the understanding that retiring copper moves the responsibility for power resilience from exchanges to individual consumer premises—arguably reducing communications resilience in the face of climate change and other environmental and geopolitical uncertainty. Second, from New Zealand comes a challenge to the assumption that fiber networks must be expanded to replace copper. Gigabyte speeds might be nice to have but are expensive, and the speeds obtained on fixed wireless and satellite are both cost- and application-effective. Third, European evidence questions whether policy should force copper operators to retire copper if they don’t want (or can’t afford) to.” From Bronwyn Howell: aei.org/technology-and…

My thoughts here, along with @BerinSzoka of @TechFreedom, in story by @mkeierleber in @StraightArrow__ . . . @AEItech @AEI . . . Viewers overwhelmingly support The View's fight against the FCC. Will that matter? san.com/cc/viewers-ove…

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 last week that geofence warrants count as Fourth Amendment searches, handing privacy advocates a win in Chatrie v. United States. But the decision ducked the harder question of whether the warrant itself was valid, punting that back to the lower courts. After oral arguments in May, @Jim_Harper previewed almost exactly this outcome: a privacy-protective ruling that sidesteps cleaner property-rights reasoning and leaves little real guidance for future cases. Read his insight here: aei.org/technology-and…

According to @AEI’s Bronwyn Howell, the US shares many high-speed network challenges with Japan, New Zealand, and Europe and can draw insights from their experiences. Yet the comparison questions assumptions about what a post-copper world will look like and the timeline for such change. Read her analysis here: aei.org/technology-and…

Last week, the EU's top court upheld Google's record €4.1 billion antitrust fine, ending a years-long fight over whether Google abused Android's dominance to lock in its search engine. Back in September 2024, @DrJ_Policy argued that Europe's antitrust campaign against Google is shortsighted and flawed, ultimately hurting the very consumers and competitors it claims to protect. Read his take here: aei.org/technology-and…

Shane is joined by Kevin Frazier on #ExplaintoShane to examine what President Trump’s recent cybersecurity executive order does, what it leaves unresolved, and how policymakers can respond to AI-enabled cyber risks while preserving American AI leadership and clear limits on government power. Catch the highlights of their conversation here ⬇️ @ShaneTews @KevinTFrazier aei.org/technology-and…

What would an AI-native 6G network mean for the American economy and national security? Join @AEI on July 15th at 9am for a conversation on how AI and telecommunications infrastructure are converging in 6G, and America's opportunity to regain its leadership in the industry. The event will open with a keynote from FCC Commissioner @OliviaTrustyFCC, then @ShaneTews will moderate a panel discussion featuring leaders from @nvidia, @BoozAllen, @MITREcorp, @Cisco, and @CerberusCapital. Finally, @TriciaPaoletta will join Shane for a fireside chat. Don't miss this event! aei.org/events/from-si…