Daniel Castro

The Center for Data Innovation submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the disclosure and transparency of AI-generated content in political advertisements.

Global trade relies heavily on trust, and the Internet amplifies trust challenges due to distance, anonymity, and the vast scale of interactions. To address these challenges, APEC economies should focus on developing socio-technical solutions, like digital IDs and content provenance tools, to improve trust in the digital environment and ensure the safety and security of the digital economy.

The Center for Data Innovation submitted these comments to the Ministry of Information and Communications on Vietnam’s draft Law on Digital Technology Industry.

As AI continues to advance, the technology has created many opportunities and risks. Despite significant geopolitical differences, a series of interviews with AI experts in China and the United Kingdom reveals common AI safety priorities, shared understanding of the benefits and risks of open source AI, and agreement on the merits of closer collaboration—but also obstacles to closer partnerships.

The AI Act requires providers of AI systems to mark their output as AI-generated content. This labelling requirement is meant to allow users to detect when they are interacting with content generated by AI systems to address concerns like deepfakes and misinformation. Unfortunately, implementing one of the AI Act’s suggested methods for meeting this requirement — watermarking — may not be feasible or effective for some types of media.

Following the European Commission notifying Meta of its preliminary finding that the social network’s advertising model violates European law, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) Vice President Daniel Castro issued the following statement.

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

The U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy published a New York Times op-ed arguing that social media poses such a threat to children’s mental health that these platforms should come with a warning label like cigarettes and alcohol. However, his argument is flawed on multiple levels: There is no scientific consensus that social media is causing mental health issues among youth; social media use among youth does not present a similar level of risk as tobacco and alcohol use; and the alleged risks of social media come from interaction with specific types of content, not from the platforms themselves.

The next administration needs to place innovation, productivity, and competitiveness at the core of its economic policy. To that end, this report offers a comprehensive techno-economic agenda with 82 actionable policy recommendations.

President Biden’s 2023 executive order on artificial intelligence (AI) directed the State Department to work with other agencies and stakeholders to develop guidance for identifying and managing human rights risks associated with AI. As the State Department prepares this guidance, it should emphasize that in many cases, the risk of inaction—the missed opportunities to use AI to improve human rights—presents the most significant threat, and it should prioritize deploying AI to support and enhance human rights.

Daniel Castro appeared on the AI50 podcast with Hanh Brown to discuss data governance, privacy policies, and the transformative power of data-driven innovation.

In a nationally representative survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults, Public First and the Center for Data Innovation track public attitudes and perceptions of artificial intelligence.

Join the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) and the XR Association for the fourth annual AR/VR Policy Conference.

Daniel Castro speaks about how policymakers can maximize the opportunities associated with AI at the 9th Congresso Empresarial Colombiano in Medellin, Colombia.

Daniel Castro speaks about AI governance and ethics at the IndabaX 2024 Zimbabwe AI Symposium hosted by the Harare Institute of Technology and the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe.

Daniel Castro speaks on a panel at the Digital Trade Policy Dialogue. This panel was part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC's) Third Senior Officials’ Meetings (SOM 3) in Lima, Peru.

Daniel Castro moderates a panel about the evolving regulatory terrain surrounding AI at the Ai4 conference in Las Vegas.

Daniel Castro spoke about policy, governance, and ethical considerations in AI at a conference hosted by the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering and the National Academy of Engineering Forum on Complex Unifiable Systems.

Watch now for a Capitol Hill event covering an in-depth survey by ITIF’s Center for Data Innovation and Public First about what of Americans thinks about AI, how these views have shifted over the past year, and the implications of these beliefs for businesses, policymakers, and society at large.

Daniel Castro speaks about data, tech and policy at an event hosted by Hanh Brown, CEO of AI50.

Daniel Castro spoke about the impact of generative AI on misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation at the Defiende La Verdad Summit for Latino Media Professionals hosted by NALEO.

Watch now for a panel discussion to explore the current landscape of AI applications in transitioning to a greener economy, identify key areas ripe for further exploration, and discuss actionable policy measures to foster innovation and adoption.

Daniel Castro and Aswin Prabhakar speak at Broadband Breakfast's panel on generative AI and how that may impact legislation and congressional action this year.

Daniel Castro spoke at the 20th Annual State of the Net Conference, joining an expert panel to discuss age verification, privacy, and free speech for youth online.