new post: "The Free Speech Boomerang Effect in the Era of Whataboutism Wars" open.substack.com/pub/adamthie...

awesome opportunity to work with FIRE and help lead the fight to ensure free speech is protected in the age of AI!

"The Free Speech Stakes in the Global AI Race" a new essay on how China got this week's RightsCon conference cancelled and what it tells us about the CCP's growing influence over global tech markets & online speech. Very troubling developments. www.rstreet.org/commentary/t...

Are we really going to have 50 different AI chatbot legal regimes for America? It seems like we're headed there. In a new Washington Post oped, Logan Kolas & I discuss the problems with the crazy-quilt of #AI chatbot proposals proliferating across the nation www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Excited to announce the launch of @lawfaremedia.org's new AI podcast, Scaling Laws. Our first episode is a conversation with @hlntnr.bsky.social and @adamthierer.bsky.social on the failed attempt to pass a federal moratorium on state AI regulations. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/scal...

I was honored to be a guest on the inaugural episode of “Scaling Laws,” a new podcast from Lawfare & UT Law school covering the nexus of AI, law & policy. It’s co-hosted by Alan Rozenshtein & Kevin T. Frazier. We discussed the failure of the AI moratorium. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/s...

I've testified at 3 different AI policy hearings over the past 3 months. Each one on a different subtopic. Here's what I learned at each hearing about where AI policy in Congress stands currently. www.rstreet.org/commentary/r...

The proposed AI regulatory moratorium has generated intense debate in Congress, media, and policy circles. I have created a compendium that lists major media coverage of the proposal, as well as supporting and opposing perspectives. I will update as I find more. medium.com/@AdamThierer...

In just the first four months of this year, state legislators across the country have introduced thousand artificial intelligence bills. @kevintfrazier.bsky.social and @adamthierer.bsky.social argue that to encourage an innovative national AI marketplace, Congress needs to preempt these regulations.

On Lawfare Daily, @kevintfrazier.bsky.social spoke to @adamthierer.bsky.social about public comments submitted in response to the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Request for Information on the AI Action Plan. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

Major state AI policy developments in Virginia and Texas over a 10-day stretch. I write about the implications in my latest @rstreet.bsky.social essay: www.rstreet.org/commentary/t...

Here is my R Street Institute filing in the administration’s AI Action Plan proceeding in which we outline a vision for advancing an AI Opportunity Agenda for America. www.rstreet.org/outreach/com...

appeared on Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's "So to Speak“ podcast to discuss continuing efforts by the FCC, FTC, and the states to regulate free speech in the age of AI. Nico Perrino hosted + Jennifer Huddleston & Ari Cohn were also guests. sotospeak.substack.com/p/ep-237-a-t...

Walter Mead recently noted how “the MAGA-populist/tech-lord coalition is a volatile one, and keeping it together will be taxing.” In a new article, I discuss some ways the alliance may fall apart sooner than you think: www.discoursemagazine.com/p/can-trump-...

an important day in the world of AI policy with a sea change in US approach underway both domestically and internationally. I discuss in my latest essay: "Vice President JD Vance Resets the Global AI Agenda with Paris AI Action Summit Address" www.rstreet.org/commentary/v...

The UK is coming after encryption and it’s time for the U.S. govt to make a stand, including a law prohibiting American tech companies from providing encryption backdoors to any country as Matthew Green & Alex Stamos write in this important new WSJ oped: www.wsj.com/opinion/u-k-...

New! Latest piece from Dr Keegan McBride, @oiioxford.bsky.social and @adamthierer.bsky.social, R Street Institute, writing for @lawfare.bsky.social discussing the limitations of international agreements.

Lawfare has just published my long essay with Keegan McBride of Oxford University on why the US should be careful about signing on to global AI safety treaties that would undermine our national interests. This is timely with Paris "AI Action Summit" coming up. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

On Lawfare Daily, Kevin Frazier spoke to @adamthierer.bsky.social about a detailed report issued by the Bipartisan House Task Force on AI, counterarguments to his concern that the report did not adequately address the developing patchwork of state AI regulations, and more.

It was my pleasure to join the @lawfare.bsky.social daily podcast on short notice to discuss the ramifications of the new 270-page report from Bipartisan House Task Force on AI with Kevin Frazier. Listen here: shows.acast.com/lawfare/epis...

we adopted these 2 shelter cats during Christmas time 4 and 2 years, respectively. And they still love hanging out under the tree! Lots of animals out there need a good home. Go to your local shelter and give them and yourself a great Christmas gift!

my thoughts on the big new House AI Task Force report... "The House AI Task Force Report: Positive Steps, but One Big Problem" medium.com/@AdamThierer...

event video: "AI Policy in President Trump's Second Term" - a Fed Soc webinar featuring Kevin Frazier, Neil Chilson, Satya Thallam, & me. youtu.be/YI4BSq-dYUw?...

really inspiring remarks by Rep. Jay Obernolte today at Cato event about the best vision for the U.S. on AI and digital technology policy. Countering the negativism with a principled, pragmatic national framework for American AI leadership. 👉 www.youtube.com/live/IbPnPrx...

here's a comprehensive overview of what the new Republican Congress might do on tech policy. This excellent @techpolicypress.bsky.social article by @gabbymiller.bsky.social touches all the bases: AI, antitrust, free speech, privacy, nat'l security & more. 👉 www.techpolicy.press/republicans-...

"AI Policy in the Trump Administration and Congress after the 2024 Elections" www.rstreet.org/commentary/a...

AI and Public Health, Part 3: How AI Can Revolutionize Drug Discovery This is latest installment in my running series about how artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science are improving health outcomes. www.rstreet.org/commentary/a...

the 1st edition of my book, "Permissionless Innovation: The Continuing Case for Comprehensive Technological Freedom," came out 10 years ago this year. Here are the first 5 pages if you've never read it. Keep up the fight for freedom!

“Texas Should Reject the European Path Toward AI Regulation” – Here’s my first look at the troubling new ‘Texas Responsible AI Governance Act,’ a sweeping regulatory proposal that would impose EU-style mandates on algorithmic systems. www.rstreet.org/commentary/t...

FREEDOM TO INNOVATE! What does it mean? Why is it important? How should it shape policy in the age of AI? Read my new @rstreet.bsky.social essay: "The Policy Origins of the Digital Revolution & the Continuing Case for the Freedom to Innovate" 👉 www.rstreet.org/commentary/t...

A Tech Policy Podcast special! The best of our recent conversations with AI experts. Featuring @adamthierer.bsky.social, Samuel Hammond, Liza Lin, Arnold Kling, @brianlfrye.bsky.social, Joseph Tainter, James Pethokoukis, Robert Atkinson, Alice Marwick, and @aricohn.com. tinyurl.com/yx3ejhat

here's Part 2 of my new “AI and Public Health Series” on “How AI Can Help Tackle Major Causes of Suffering and Death.” It documents the many ways medical professionals are already tapping the power of AI to significantly improve lives. www.rstreet.org/commentary/a...

here's my "Running List of My Research on #AI, ML & Robotics Policy." I try to produce one new product each week on important #ArtificialIntelligence policy topics and developments: medium.com/@AdamThierer...

Today a group of 15 policy organizations released an Open Letter to Congress calling for “A Pro-Innovation Framework for Artificial Intelligence” to ensure the U.S. remains a global leader in #AI technology and innovation. Here’s our letter: www.rstreet.org/outreach/a-p...

"Had the internet, personal computing, or e-commerce been burdened with such a contradictory and costly patchwork of technocratic state and local policies, it is unlikely the U.S. would have become the global leader in digital technology" @adamthierer.bsky.social

"Policymakers should first take advantage of the extensive array of existing regulations being enforced by the federal government’s 434 different existing departments." @adamthierer.bsky.social

here's my initial analysis of the new White House executive order on artificial intelligence. This is based on fact sheet the Biden Admin released this morning. Additional R Street analysis will be forthcoming as full details of the AI order are released: www.rstreet.org/commentary/w...