Artificial Intelligence

Join ITIF on Capitol Hill for a timely discussion on open-source AI, and what policymakers should do to maximize its benefits.

Some Korean commentary misreads AGI as a threat to labor and a rationale for public compute. In reality, AGI is better understood as a productivity shock that expands economic output. Resetting the narrative is essential for Korea to pursue policies that strengthen private-sector capacity, support AI diffusion, and enhance innovation.

In China Daily, Daniel Castro argues that the U.S. and China face AI risks—like models enabling biological threats or cyberattacks—that are too great for either to manage alone, and can be mitigated through coordinated safety measures such as joint research, incident reporting, and red-team testing.

Fifty conflicting state AI laws create a fragmented, innovation-crushing patchwork, which federal preemption can solve by establishing a single, coherent national framework for AI regulation.

Banning AI companions may appear protective, but broad restrictions would cut youth off from beneficial support tools, create privacy risks through age verification, and overregulate general chatbots instead of improving safety with better parental controls and transparency.

Hodan Omaar spoke about opportunities for US-Japan collaboration on AI governance and quantum technology at an event hosted by the National Bureau of Asian Research.

Senator Blackburn’s call to shut down Google’s AI over a false claim is misguided, as the error came from a small, open developer model not designed for factual accuracy, and the incident does not demonstrate political bias or systemic failure.

Korea cannot match the United States on foundational model innovation or China on manufacturing scale. But it holds a unique combination of strengths that neither possesses together: semiconductor fabrication, precision manufacturing, and world-class industrial robotics deployment.

Alex Ambrose speaks about navigating the risks and rewards of AI in marketing at Kids Industry Connect: A Children's Advertising and Privacy Summit, hosted by BBB National Programs.

Join ITIF and the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) for a timely discussion on how content transparency can strengthen trust across the digital ecosystem.