Adam Thierer
Adam Thierer is a Senior Fellow at R Street Institute. He specializes in technology, media, Internet, and free-speech policies, with a particular focus on online safety and digital privacy. He has authored or edited eight books on topics ranging from media regulation and child safety issues to the role of federalism in high-technology markets. His latest book is Permissionless Innovation: The Continuing Case for Comprehensive Technological Freedom.
Recent Events and Presentations
Does the US Need a New AI Regulator?
Watch the Center for Data Innovation and R Street's webinar where they discussed the potential costs and benefits of creating a new AI regulator in the United States, the extent to which regulators can address AI risks today, and what additional tools or resources might be necessary to hold companies accountable for their use of AI.
The Real State of Technological Disruption in the U.S. Labor Market and What Policymakers Should Do About It
Join ITIF for the latest in its @Work series of events to discuss the interaction between automation, technology, and jobs, and explore how policymakers can put in place more effective and robust systems to help workers transition between jobs and occupations.
The Sky is Not Falling: Understanding the Privacy Panic Cycle
While most people are conditioned to see through the marketing hype surrounding “revolutionary!” and “game-changing!” new technologies, few have the same healthy skepticism when it comes to outsized claims about allegedly dire privacy risks that now routinely accompany many of the very same innovations. Taken at face value, these supposed privacy risks suggest that government should intervene to protect society. A closer look, however, reveals that privacy concerns are often misplaced or unnecessary, and they rapidly dissipate as people come to better understand and appreciate the products and services in question.
Viral Hate: Containing Its Spread on the Internet
Panelists will discuss recommendations in a new book about combatting the spread of bigotry and cyber-bullying online.
Who's Who in Internet Politics: A Taxonomy of Information Technology Policy Perspectives
A presentation and discussion of ITIF's report, "Who's Who in Internet Politics: A Taxonomy of Information Technology Policy Perspectives."