Trelysa Long

@OECD 3/ AI is driving productivity growth across both digital & traditional industries. Policymakers should accelerate AI adoption to strengthen U.S. competitiveness & economic growth. 🔗 Read our latest analysis from @Trelysa_Long: datainnovation.org/2026/05/ai-is-…

My latest: AI Is Not Going to Reduce Labor’s Share of Income or Destroy the Tax Base As AI capabilities continue to advance, some people have begun raising concerns about the long-term implications for the tax base. But this concern is likely overstated. itif.org/publications/2…

🎉 ITIF celebrated its 20th anniversary last night by toasting founder @RobAtkinsonITIF's remarkable career and looking forward to the next chapter as incoming president @castrotech carries the mantle forward with our fantastic team of analysts and staff. Here’s to many more years ahead!

Weaknesses in the US innovation and production system, coupled with China’s push to displace US “national power industries,” suggest relative decline absent major policy change. The most important reform needed is in the nature and operation of the US capitalist system itself.

The @EU_Commission announced its age verification app to prove users’ ages online is ready for launch—but while it may improve age assurance, it risks paving the way for broader restrictions on young people’s access to digital services...

The US cannot afford to fall further behind in science & technology. US R&D hit $823B in 2023 vs. China’s $781B. But 2019–2023 growth tells a different story: 👉 US 4.7% vs. China 8.9% Adjusted for cost efficiency, China’s effective investment is $1.8T, way more than US levels.

ITIF has 2 great positions open: 1) AI policy and 2) industrial strategy. No better place for a pragmatic and independent-thinking analyst to make a policy difference. Go to our web site and click on jobs

Whereas U.S. imports exceeded exports in five out of nine ATP groups in 2014, imports outstripped exports in eight of nine ATP groups by 2024.

My latest report at ITIF: The Alarming Performance of US Advanced Technology Product Trade itif.org/publications/2…

U.S. net trade of ATPs with China, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, the EU, and others

Across nine groups of advanced technology products tracked by the U.S. Census Bureau, America went from having a net trade surplus of $29 billion in 2014 to a net trade deficit of $300 billion in 2024.

U.S. trade performance has deteriorated in advanced industries. That is a major problem because these industries have high fixed costs and require substantial investments in R&D, so they depend on large customer bases to achieve scale economies and remain globally competitive.

My latest: Tracking R&D Leadership: US Advantage Narrowing as China Gains Ground Maintaining R&D leadership in advanced industries is critical to U.S. economic competitiveness and national power. China is rapidly gaining ground. itif.org/publications/2…

STEM graduates in DC generally command higher salaries (except biology) than other majors and that matters. Higher returns to technical skills help attract talent, fuel innovation, and strengthen the region’s economy. 🧪💻🔢

Robotics will shape economic and military power for decades. Without bold U.S. policy, China will lead, crippling our industrial base and deepening tech dependence. Congress must act. Details from @RobAtkinsonITIF, @Meg_ostertag, & @Trelysa_Long ⬇️ itif.org/publications/2…

in 2012, manufacturing contributed 11.3 percent of GDP; by 2024, its share had fallen to just 10.2 percent. 📊

The manufacturing industry is vital to the United States' long-term growth and competitiveness against China. However, the U.S. manufacturing sector is shrinking as a share of the national economy. itif.org/publications/2…

From 2012 to 2024, GDP grew by 34 percent, while the manufacturing sector grew by only 21 percent. 📉

🇵🇰 In 2024, Pakistan lost $1.62B due to over 9,700 hours of Internet shutdowns, making it the world leader in such losses. Social media bans like X (formerly Twitter) accounted for 84% of this impact. Alternative policies are urgently needed ⤵️ itif.org/publications/2…

Federal Tech Hub programs was supposed to help create self-sustaining tech growth poles. Unfortunately, due to lack of funding and lack of fed agency coordination, the programs now a peanut butter tech policy- 48 states received tech hub $ @MarkMuro1 itif.org/publications/2…