Graduates are booing AI as they face the risk of it decimating the job market. In the Depression, the Works Progress Administration put millions to work. As @ganeshsitaraman.bsky.social & I argue, Congress should start prototyping a new WPA. vanderbiltpolicyaccelerator.substack.com/p/the-case-f...

Anthropic, OpenAI & Google control foundation models nearly every AI app is built on. And they're building, buying & investing in apps that compete with their customers. Tom Wheeler & I argue model providers should be barred from unjust discrimination. www.brookings.edu/articles/to-...

this is excellent work by @nathaliemarechal.net

Risky financial maneuvers and mountains of debt mean the AI economy is in trouble, says Vanderbilt’s Asad Ramzanali (@asad09.bsky.social). America needs to get ready, writes @anne-s-kim.bsky.social.

I spoke to Asad Ramzanali from the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation about his new report, "After the AI Crash," which argues that if the AI bubble bursts it will represent a significant policy opportunity for tech reform. Listen: www.techpolicy.press/what-to-do-i...

The right policy approach to AI isn't do-nothing or wait-and-see; it's resilience. @ganeshsitaraman.bsky.social & I lay out a proactive, structural strategy across the economy, society, & nat sec in a paper published by Rand. Summary: vanderbiltpolicyaccelerator.substack.com/p/resilience...

The techs we collectively call AI have use cases, but policy should be about solving problems in the public interest, not identifying ways to deploy specific technologies just for the sake of doing so. Yet that’s *still* how so many of these convos are framed. It’s exhausting. And harmful.

Similarly, referring to “AI” as an actor rather than a tool serves to absolve people and institutions of accountability. I’m struck by how many so-called leaders seem happy to treat widespread “AI” adoption as a fait accompli, an act of God or natural phenomenon that can’t be contested, only managed

For months, financiers, policymakers, & technologists have warned about an AI bubble as trillions in investment chase billions in revenue. But almost no one is asking what to do after it bursts. My new paper lays out how a crash might happen & bold proposals for after the crash.

People assume that gov’t inaction is the best policy strategy to support Little Tech. We pulled together conservative, progressives, LT companies, investors and found 7 discrete fed. & state policies to support Little Tech that could garner bipartisan and industry support.

I’ve got a new report w/ Akhil Rajan recommending AI Neutrality. Anthropic, OpenAI, Google control ~90% of AI model API revenues. They also compete with their customers, creating unavoidable conflicts of interest and opportunities to abuse power. cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-URL/wp-co...

🚨 Watch Live at Noon. "Tech Policy in 2026: Congressional 2nd Session Preview" 📅 Wed. Jan. 28 ⏰ 12 pm 📍 Rayburn House Office Building 📺 Video bit.ly/techpolicy2026 @asad09.bsky.social @lehogg.bsky.social @netchoice.bsky.social

Starting 2026 with a new @techpolicypress.bsky.social piece, I spoke with leading voices in AI governance on what’s truly at stake this year: power, accountability, and democratic control. www.techpolicy.press/expert-predi... @hlntnr.bsky.social @asad09.bsky.social @adambillen.bsky.social

Digging up roads is 75–90% of the cost of deploying broadband, yet we keep excavating again & again. A smarter approach: install conduit when roads are open. @bendinovelli.bsky.social and my new paper explains why most Dig Once policies fall short & how to fix them cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-URL/wp-co...

@asad09.bsky.social and I call for better AI ambitions, beyond just business productivity. That will take forward government action and investment, not destruction. A future with new medicines for intractable diseases, better K-12 education, and improved weather forecasts is at stake.

This is smart — clean data, research money and safety www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Trump’s latest order on AI—which he says is “inspired by the legacy of the Apollo Program” is a meh step forward — following three giant leaps backwards. @asad09.bsky.social and I wrote about how far off it is from what it takes for America to win.

New essay in Politico today w/ @aratip.bsky.social on how Trump's “Genesis Mission” is one small step forward after giant leaps backward. The Trump AI doctrine really just boils down to boosting friendly tech companies. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

🚨Call for policy proposals If AI adoption is not slowing down, policy governing safety and security practices needs to speed up. This is where you come in.

The latest ClickHere podcast episode connects the grassroots protests outside data centers to the monopolistic businesses practices inside. I appreciated the opportunity to contribute to this thoughtful reporting. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

This is excellent.

A few trillion-dollar companies now comprise an AI oligopoly. Nvidia's announcement to invest $100B in OpenAI makes things worse. As I say in TIME, vertical integration is about money, control, and power. Policymakers should reject such combinations. time.com/7322418/chat...

We're introducing a new section today called Big Ideas, exploring next-generation solutions for pressing policy problems. Today James Baratta looks at a new report on how to structure the cloud computing industry. prospect.org/power/2025-0...

Thank you to @prospect.org for featuring my paper, How to Regulate the Cloud. Their focus on the market as “AI’s $600 Billion Blind Spot” brings attention to an ignored part of the AI policy debate. Grateful to see this important conversation gaining wider attention.

The market for cloud computing is huge, but policymakers should pay attention to a new report that shows them how to address the market’s failures and the national-security risks they create. From James Baratta: trib.al/tTK5pda

The cloud computing industry is rife with market failures, and it poses risks to national security. In a new paper, I show how to fix the cloud before it fails us. cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-URL/wp-co...

“Between May 2023 and November 2024, only 27.2% of total ChatGPT application downloads are estimated to have come from women. Similarly low shares of mobile downloads by women were seen on Anthropic’s Claude and Perplexity.”

@ganeshsitaraman.bsky.social and I have a new piece in Commonplace, “No Handouts for Data Centers.” Research shows that subsidizing sports stadium construction doesn't pay off. Now states are subsidizing data centers. That won't work either. www.commonplace.org/p/no-handout...

My new @science.org editorial on the role of scientists in defending democracy is out today. As authoritarianism takes hold in the US, we must fight for the democratic principles that enable a free society and scientists have a key role. I hope you'll join us. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

vote for my SXSW panel please! @jbbranch.bsky.social and @kate-brennan.bsky.social will discuss this admin's AI policy and how things are going. participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...

As a former college newspaper editor, bravo to the Stanford Daily for standing up for their rights and protecting their community. Student papers are made by passionate, hardworking journalists. There are many independent ones nationwide who can fight back even when their schools capitulate.

great work by @geomblog.bsky.social @costasamaras.com ‪@colesci.bsky.social!

Great piece on the geopolitical AI competition getting distilled to a rush for AI adoption while ignoring other societal values. As I told Ian, American leadership in AI is not the same thing as driving larger profits for American companies

Opinion: Despite a flurry of actions this week to extend AI leadership, the Trump administration is dismantling the very advantages that established America’s global lead in AI in the first place.

I have an essay in MIT @techreview today showing how “Trump’s AI Action Plan is a Distraction”—his administration is gutting the very policies that built US AI leadership. www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/24/1...

If I’m an Apple or Google shareholder I’m looking at this letter from Pam Bondi promising not to enforce the TikTok ban and saying this is nowhere close to good enough given the potential scope of damages. It’s basically a pinky swear based on nothing. www.theverge.com/tiktok/69798...

The state AI regulation moratorium that Congress is considering would wipe away real guardrails that protect real people from real harms. As I told the FT for this piece: Responsible innovation shouldn't fear laws that ban irresponsible practices.

The failure to deploy rural broadband has become synonymous with excessive bureaucracy, Asad Ramzanali and Benjamin Dinovelli write. The real story is more complicated: