Check out my new piece for @lpeproject.bsky.social. My argument in a nutshell: Everyone in DC has been AI-pilled and sucked in by Silicon Valley's sci-fi fantasies--even policymakers who normally reject the self-serving narratives that emerge from corporate America. lpeproject.org/blog/the-rea...

And remember, this is what Wall Street execs think of their *own* workers... --------- "At Standard Chartered Plc, CEO Bill Winters said Tuesday he’s replacing 'lower-value human capital' with financial and technology capital to cut 8,000 support roles over the next four years... [1/2]

Check out my new report with @openmarkets.bsky.social, “No Bailouts for Big Tech Billionaires: Policies for when the AI bubble bursts.” The title gives you a sense of its content. Available in audio/podcast form on Spotify, in addition to text!

If you want to know why people don’t trust Democrats despite the Trump administration being awful, here you go. The party establishment is literally telling policymakers to ignore their constituents because the important thing is not pissing off wealthy donors. www.ft.com/content/7529...

Don't you just love the smell of insider trading in the morning? www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/v...

It's nice to see it spelled out so explicitly. The only interests most policymakers care about when it comes to tech policy are those of corporations and billionaires. Advocates for consumers and workers aren't even at the table. Legislating is merely an exercise in balancing corporate interests.

This is a particularly extreme and galling example of what I call the Tyranny of Quantification, where corporate interests argue that policy should be based solely on easy-to-quantify metrics. That inherently favors corporate interests. (1/3)

Everything makes sense now futurism.com/future-socie...

Given that genAI clearly enhances productivity in cheating and scamming but has mixed results everywhere else, there's a real possibility that genAI will actually have a net negative effect on profitability as companies are forced to invest ever-more in cybersecurity. www.axios.com/2025/10/07/o...

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Why it matters: ADSs shape access to jobs, housing, health care & more. Yet too often, they’re opaque, error-prone, and biased—leaving consumers & workers at risk. Transparency + accountability are essential.

New brief from CDT’s @matthewus.bsky.social & @consumerreports.org's Grace Gedye examines state efforts to regulate algorithmic decision systems (ADSs)—spotlighting promising proposals, pitfalls, and what effective regulation must include. Read more: cdt.org/insights/bri...

California’s “No Robo Bosses Act” is a great start. And much more is needed, because many kinds of powerful institutions are using automated decision-making against us. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

The Minnesota shooter apparently used data broker websites to find the home addresses of the people he shot and murdered. Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again. Their inaction is deadly.

“@matthewus.bsky.social, senior policy counsel at CDT, has a more dire warning: ‘The moratorium [on state-level AI legislation] is so sweeping that it’s hard to imagine how any law that touches on AI or automated decision-making in any way could escape it.’" www.pcmag.com/news/t...

You know you've got a serious, serious brand issue when your main competitor is 11 points underwater in favorability but you're doing 10 points *worse* than they are. thehill.com/homenews/cam...

It's obvious that all big LLMs have plateaued. Improvements are X steps forward/Y steps back, with X fast decreasing and Y increasing. None are close to AGI; tweaks/scaling won't get them there. The only reason none of the big developers are saying so is no one wants to be first to admit to the con.

This is seriously great. There has been a vacuum of moral leadership when it comes to the impact of AI on workers and their dignity. And there are a few (if any) people with a bigger moral megaphone than the Pontiff. www.cnbc.com/2025/05/10/p...

Colorado lawmakers stood firm on AI accountability — and CDT CEO @alexreevegivens.bsky.social backed their decision to protect workers and consumers rather than gut hard-won safeguards. www.denverpost.com/2...

The tech industry only ever has two positions on any proposed tech regulation: (1) Don’t regulate us. It’s too early. Our tech is still developing. (2) Don’t regulate us. It’s too late. Our tech is everywhere.

Tech companies are talking about the need to protect the welfare and rights of the AI models they are creating...while at the same time pushing back against any meaningful legislation to protect the welfare and rights of actual humans affected by their AI models. www.axios.com/2025/04/29/a...

CDT’s @matthewus.bsky.social co-authored an op-ed with Ed Hawthorne & Amanda Ballantyne in the Ridgefield Press on a Connecticut bill that regulates “bossware” – software that tracks, evaluates, and makes decisions about workers. www.theridgefieldpre...

CDT's @matthewus.bsky.social in IAPP on how policy is addressing #AI-driven hiring practices. iapp.org/news/a/how-...

Today, we celebrate 30 years of advancing technology and democratic values. Founded on December 6, 1994, CDT has long been at the forefront of shaping tech policy and design to protect rights, promote innovation, and ensure equity. 🎉

"Water is wet. Dog bites man. Corporate interests attack consumer protections," EPIC Director of Litigation @johndavisson.bsky.social said today. "[T]he truth is that the CFPB is one of the most effective champions for the public interest anywhere in government." 1/2 epic.org/epic-stateme...

Everyone deserves to have a passion as deep, intense, and long-lasting as Hubie Brown's passion for basketball. www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...

Check out CDT’s latest report, led by @mluria.bsky.social and also starring @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social and me, on disabled workers’ experiences with gamified hiring tests, AI scored video interviews, and other modern digitized employment assessments.

MUST READ: CDT's Matt Scherer pens new blog unpacking Colorado's new AI legislation, highlighting the areas where it needs to be strengthened, & pushing back against arguments suggesting that the bill is too burdensome or complex for businesses. cdt.org/insights/col...

The letter urges the #CPPA to ensure its rules protect #WorkersRights and dignity, provide #transparency regarding employers' use of automated decision making, and give workers the same agency as consumers with respect to their data.

CDT joined a broad coalition of #Labor, #CivilRights, and #CivilSociety organizations in comments to CPPA regarding its forthcoming rules on Automated Decision Making Technologies and Risk Assessments.

Don’t give in to privacy nihilism. Instead, share and celebrate the ways we’re winning.

@cendemtech.bsky.social 's Senior Policy Analyst Tim Harper recently talked to @foreignpolicy.com about China’s use of #GenerativeAI in spreading #misinformation and #disinformation in Taiwan’s recent presidential election.