Emerging Technologies

Comments to OSTP Regarding the Energy and Climate Implications of Digital Assets
Many popular blockchain technologies consume vast amounts of electricity today, producing millions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions and electronic waste. While the environmental and energy concerns for digital assets should be addressed, heavy-handed regulatory policies that attempt to restrict how operators use data centers are likely to be unsuccessful.
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July 19, 2022
Insights from Social Media for Safety in the Metaverse
As the metaverse continues to grow and mature, social extended reality (XR) may eventually become the new standard for online interaction.
May 9, 2022
Comments to OSTP Regarding the Energy and Climate Implications of Digital Assets
Many popular blockchain technologies consume vast amounts of electricity today, producing millions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions and electronic waste. While the environmental and energy concerns for digital assets should be addressed, heavy-handed regulatory policies that attempt to restrict how operators use data centers are likely to be unsuccessful.
February 28, 2022
Fact of the Week: Quantum Computers Don’t Require Quantum Advantage in Order to Maintain Their Economic Edge
Even in circumstances without quantum advantage—and where the modeled classical firm is cheaper to scale—the quantum firm’s lower variable computing costs directly improve profitability by reducing the firm’s cost base and indirectly improve profitability by generating greater benefits to investing in market creation.
February 10, 2022
Korea’s ‘Untact’ Initiative Is Unbelievable
Korea is now a leader in self-service technologies that offer a broad set of benefits to consumers and businesses and have the potential to contribute even more to national prosperity and quality of life.
December 15, 2021
The 4th Industrial Revolution: Political Economy Overview
Rob Atkinson was the keynote speaker at the Ministries of Korea Global Policy Conference on the 4th Industrial Revolution on December 15th, 2021.
November 30, 2021
New Polls Show Facial Recognition Supported By Majority of Americans, Raising More Doubts About the Merits of Bans
Opponents of facial recognition technologies frequently try to pit the debate as one between the government and ordinary Americans.
November 16, 2021
Should Law Enforcement Use Facial Recognition to Identify Capitol Insurrectionists? Not According to EFF
EFF tries to deflect criticism of its position by arguing law enforcement has many other tools at its disposal—but that claim is a crafty bit of misdirection because EFF has opposed those tools too.
November 9, 2021
Crikey! Those Aussies Are Having a Winge About Facial Recognition…
Australia’s information commissioner has issued two major rulings in the past month that will make it risky for organizations to deploy not only facial recognition but most forms of biometrics.
October 27, 2021
The FRA Is Resisting Automated Trains and Automated Track-Inspection Technologies
Freight trains could be the next best thing in transportation given the truck driver shortages and efforts to cut carbon emissions.
September 21, 2021
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms and Climate-Tech Innovation: A Happy Coupling?
ITIF hosted a discussion on the current state of carbon tariffs, their challenges, and potential multilateral alternatives.

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