Emerging Technologies

We Will NOT Run Out of Jobs
At some point with the development of a vaccine or an effective treatment, the economy will come back to normal. And when it does, so too will opposition to automation, at a time when we will need productivity more than ever to shrink the now massive debt-to-GDP ratio.
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Emerging Technologies
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September 16, 2015
Seeing Drones as Opportunity Rather Than Privacy Threat
While it is certainly important to address salient privacy concerns, policymakers should not let hypothetical fears drive the conversation in ways that unjustly limit commercial uses of drones, writes Alan McQuinn in the Sacramento Bee.
August 25, 2015
The Internet of Things: Connected Government
Center for Data Innovation director Daniel Castro delivered a keynote address at “The Internet of Things: Connected Government.”
August 3, 2015
Comments to the Federal Trade Commission on the Sharing Economy
ITIF submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission on emerging Internet peer-to-peer platforms—often called the “sharing” economy—and the economic activity these platforms facilitate.
July 29, 2015
What Congress Wants to Know About the Internet of Things
Spectrum and security dominated the discussion at a House Judiciary hearing on the Internet of Things, writes Josh New at the Center for Data Innovation.
July 15, 2015
Technology: Problem Solver or Dangerous Master?
Please join ITIF for a spirited debate between ITIF President Rob Atkinson and Wendell Wallach.
July 1, 2015
Will Super Intelligent Computers Become an Existential Threat to Humanity?
Alan McQuinn highlights the key takeaways from ITIF's debate on the future of artificial intelligence in Innovation Files.
June 30, 2015
Are Super Intelligent Computers Really A Threat to Humanity?
Join ITIF for a spirited discussion about the state of artificial intelligence, whether super intelligent computers will someday pose a threat to the human race, and how policymakers should respond to these ideas.
June 8, 2015
What Would the Wright Brothers Think?
If you can’t say anything positive about innovation and innovators, don’t say anything at all.
May 13, 2015
Why Congress Should Back a Stopgap Commercial Drone Bill
Warning: U.S. commercial drone industry is rapidly losing altitude.
May 6, 2015
Could a Robot Save Your Job?
Robots are job-savers not job-killers.

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