Data Innovation

ITIF’s spring seminar course explores core emerging technologies and issues that are reshaping our world and, in the process, creating public policy challenges and opportunities. The course is open to congressional and federal staff only.

The UK’s copyright system has long prioritized economic interests over creators’ control, allowing industries to learn from creative works without permission. Critics now opposing AI training have benefited from these same principles. A fair debate should acknowledge this precedent rather than selectively restricting AI.

Recent developments, including DeepSeek’s notable successes, have cast doubt on the effectiveness of the U.S. export control policy and show how U.S. firms may ultimately pay the price unless the Trump administration takes a new approach.

The Trump administration has two choices after ending de minimis treatment for imports from China: Either turn Customs and Border Patrol into the largest federal agency, or make it a leader in government technology. In the age of AI, the right path is obvious.

DeepSeek’s breakthrough is a wake-up call that China’s AI capabilities are advancing faster than Western conventional wisdom has acknowledged.

The bill’s heavy-handed approach risks creating more problems than it solves, prioritizing bureaucratic hurdles over meaningful progress in fairness and accountability.

The United States has seen fragmented efforts in AI regulation. Lacking coordination, these efforts failed to create a unified strategy, leaving the U.S. without a clear voice on AI.

This post is part of our ongoing series on China’s AI unicorns. Moonshot AI, a Beijing-based startup, rose quickly in China's AI market with its flagship chatbot Kimi, known for processing 2 million characters and a consumer-focused approach.

Last October, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed a sweeping set of remedies in response to an earlier court ruling that Google violated antitrust laws with its search business. While most attention has focused on the potential partial breakup of Google—the DOJ has proposed the divesture of the Chrome web browser and the Android mobile operating system—the proposed remedies would also have significant implications for U.S. competitiveness in AI.

The CFPB’s new regulations impose broad oversight on digital payment apps, risking innovation by applying a one-size-fits-all approach; the incoming Trump administration should revise the rule to ensure balanced consumer protection.