James Wang
Google Public Policy Fellow
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
James Wang is a Google public policy fellow at ITIF, working on issues at the intersection of U.S.-China technology competition, AI governance, and semiconductor export controls. He is a pursuing a Master of Science in Foreign Service at Georgetown University, concentrating in Science, Technology, and International Affairs, and he is a Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University. James holds a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of Toronto.
Recent Publications
Canada Can’t Subsidize Its Way to AI Adoption
Canada’s new AI strategy sets the right goal but focuses on the wrong problem: lowering costs when most firms struggle to identify valuable uses for AI. Ottawa should help businesses find and implement the right tools, not simply subsidize their purchase.
Stop Blaming Facial Recognition for Workplace Surveillance
Facial recognition has legitimate workplace uses, including identity verification and safety, that blanket restrictions could undermine. Policymakers should regulate how employers use biometric data rather than restrict the technologies that collect it.
America Needs a National Robotics Strategy
The bipartisan National Commission on Robotics Act would help jump-start a national strategy to restore U.S. leadership in robotics, a critical technology for manufacturing competitiveness, productivity, and national security as China rapidly scales its dominance.
