Publications: Daniel Castro

Developing common AI safety standards does not, by itself, undermine competition. Policymakers should not force companies to choose between competing vigorously and working together to prevent serious safety risks. Antitrust law should allow both.

Democrats should approach data centers as they have clean-energy infrastructure: take legitimate local concerns seriously and mitigate their impacts without allowing opposition to become a blanket rejection of development. As AI drives growing demand for data centers, policymakers should balance community protections with the economic, technological, and clean-energy benefits these investments can provide.

Mandating broader transparency around algorithmic or personalized pricing requires congressional legislation to weigh costs and benefits, and the FTC should revise its policy statement to target law violations without restricting legitimate personalized pricing.

In an op-ed for National Review, President Daniel Castro argues that the United States should address specific AI risks without sacrificing the economic freedom, competition, and market-driven innovation that give America an edge over China in the global AI race.

AI presents real risks that warrant serious investment in security, testing, monitoring, and accountability, but claims that it poses an imminent existential threat lack a clear empirical basis. Rather than slowing AI development, policymakers should focus on evidence-based safeguards that make increasingly capable AI systems safer and more reliable.

Data centers can deliver substantial tax revenue, jobs, infrastructure investment, and lower utility costs when communities adopt policies that capture their benefits while managing local impacts.

The United States will not realize the full benefits of AI if policymakers treat it primarily as a technology that needs to be constrained.

Building factories is not the same as achieving lasting industrial strength. Korea should design its “Three Megaprojects” as reference factories that give suppliers the testing, qualification, and commercial track records needed to win customers around the world.

Korea should use its AI-memory windfall to finance the shared capabilities, research infrastructure, and commercialization pathways needed to create the next boom. The Future Response Fund should address enduring commercialization gaps, not create permanent spending commitments.

Congress has an opportunity to strengthen consumer protection while preserving the benefits of digital commerce. No marketplace can eliminate every counterfeit product or fraudulent seller. But every marketplace serving American consumers should meet reasonable expectations for seller accountability, transparency, and effective action against harmful conduct.