The Pope’s AI encyclical reflects social capitalism’s animus toward growth, technology-driven creative destruction, international economic competition, and large business.

The NO FAKES Act would create a much-needed federal right of publicity to protect individuals from unauthorized digital replicas, but Congress should narrow the bill’s definition of “digital replica” to avoid unintentionally restricting legitimate uses and innovation, particularly in the video game industry.

The EU’s Tech Sovereignty Package seeks to reduce reliance on American technology, but by restricting access to the firms driving innovation in cloud computing, semiconductors, and AI infrastructure, it risks weakening Europe’s competitiveness and strengthening China’s position in the global tech race.

As Daniel Castro writes in Tech Policy Press, U.S. export controls were intended to preserve America’s AI lead, but by accelerating China’s push for technological self-sufficiency and strengthening competing AI ecosystems, they may be undermining that goal.

Unlike training-data disputes, CNN's lawsuit against Perplexity alleges near-verbatim reproduction of its journalism through AI search products. Policymakers should favor targeted enforcement—not sweeping AI restrictions.

The biopharmaceutical industry generated over $800 billion in direct output in the United States in 2022, and indirectly supported an additional $850 billion in output through its suppliers and other downstream sectors, for a total of $1.65 trillion in economic output.

Proposals to tax AI computing power are proliferating as concerns about AI grow. But an AI compute tax would slow productivity growth, drive investment abroad, and do little to protect workers or preserve the tax base.

A ban on personalized pricing would not make Canada more affordable; it would eliminate discounts at the bottom of the distribution and raise the floor for price-sensitive shoppers, the very consumers these proposals aim to protect.

If the UN were serious about ending poverty and improving living standards worldwide, it would make productivity growth the organizing principle of its sustainable development agenda.

Broad semiconductor tariffs may aim to strengthen U.S. national security, but could ultimately weaken U.S. technological leadership. Higher chip costs could raise consumer prices while slowing investment in the AI infrastructure that drives future growth.