Countries with robust IP rights and protections must recognize that new energy, new tactics, and a new strategy are needed to encourage other nations to contribute more and detract less from global innovation.

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The United States has been a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) since the 1950s. But AI and other advanced industry leadership in the United States has been threatened by increased competition with China. Rob and Jackie sat down with Arthur Herman, a senior fellow and director of the Quantum Alliance Initiative at The Hudson Institute, to discuss how AI leadership in the United States has eroded and what policymakers can do to save it for the future.

Podcast: Back to the Future: Historical Lessons of U.S. AI Policy, With Arthur Herman

Neil Chilson, tech policy expert at the Charles Koch Institute and former FTC chief technologist, joins Ellysse and Ashley to forecast where the debate surrounding Section 230 is heading and present a vision for the future of content and online speech regulation.

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Jennifer Huddleston, tech policy expert at the American Action Forum, joins Ellysse and Ashley to highlight the benefits of Section 230 for free speech, competition, and innovation and explore the potential implications of new regulations for civil liberties.

Podcast: How Section 230 Safeguards Civil Liberties, With Jennifer Huddleston

There may be no more important question for the West’s competitive position in advanced industries than whether China is becoming a rival innovator. While the evidence suggests it hasn’t yet taken the overall lead, it has pulled ahead in certain areas, and in many others Chinese firms will likely equal or surpass Western firms within a decade or so.

China Is Rapidly Becoming a Leading Innovator in Advanced Industries

China is striving to become the global leader in biopharmaceuticals, but many of its policy steps are “innovation mercantilist” in nature. This not only is expected to threaten U.S. leadership, but also slow global life sciences innovation, with negative consequences for cures and treatments.

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The COVID crisis has highlighted more than ever the importance of information technology and the tech companies that produce it as many of us work at home, rely on e-commerce, and enjoy streaming video and social media. What is the impact of this on the so-called “techlash” and on broader perceptions of technology companies?

Podcast: COVID and Its Impacts on Technology, the Tech Industry, and Tech Policy, With David Moschella

Growing animus toward “Big Tech” companies and generalized opposition to technological innovation engenders support for policies that are expressly designed to inhibit it. That is deeply problematic for future progress, prosperity, and competitiveness.

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China is challenging the United States for market share and jobs in one of the highest value-added, most innovation-intensive industries—and the risks extend not just to the U.S. economy, but to global biopharma innovation.

China’s Biopharmaceutical Strategy: Challenge or Complement to U.S. Industry Competitiveness?

Andrew Bolson, privacy lawyer advocating for Section 230 reform, joins Ellysse and Ashley to evaluate the need for Section 230 reform in order to protect consumers and limit online abuse, suggest what form that should take, and explain the risks of taking a subjective approach to reforming online intermediary liability.

Podcast: Section 230 and the Need for Change, With Andrew Bolson

China stands about five years behind global leaders in high-volume manufacturing of leading-edge logic semiconductor chips, and continues to trail in memory chips and semiconductor manufacturing equipment, although Chinese firms have made inroads in semiconductor design and production of legacy semiconductor chips.

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Over the last several years, public opinion on technology and the use of data has shifted from excitement to skepticism to fear.

Podcast: Information Technology Is Increasingly Critical and Increasingly Demonized, With Daniel Castro

The future will be much improved if society fights the fear of technology.

Podcast: Remaining Realistic and Optimistic About the Promise of the Future, With Jim Pethokoukis

The past few years have seen a remarkable rise in the quality and quantity of deepfakes.

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CEPS hosts a panel discussion with Rob Atkinson to delve into his latest book, 

The panel will explore the landscape of contemporary technological anxieties, from AI to biotech, and assess the current discourse surrounding innovation. 

This interactive session will invite diverse perspectives to engage on the state of play, and suggest policy implications of technology’s role in shaping our collective future.

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Rob Atkinson speaks at a panel discussion to delve into his latest book, Technology Fears and Scapegoats.

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Rob Atkinson speaks at a panel discussion to delve into his latest book, 

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