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October 10, 2024|Op-Eds & Contributed Articles

California Legislators Are Not Equipped to Rework Their AI Law

Legislators currently lack the necessary information about how harms from AI systems may materialize and evolve in the real world to design truly effective regulations.

October 9, 2024|Blogs

Europe Might Wrap the Tech Industry in Even More Red Tape

Europe needs to pump the brakes on new regulations before it can properly assess the long-term effects of the GDPR, DSA, DMA, and AI Act.

October 8, 2024|Op-Eds & Contributed Articles

How to Win Techno-Economic Competition with China

It is often said that the Chinese economy cannot innovate. This is a dangerous assumption.

October 7, 2024|Blogs

Fact of the Week: US Small Businesses Are 47 Percent as Productive as Big Businesses

In the United States, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises are just 47 percent as productive as large firms, compared to 60 percent in other advanced economies.

October 7, 2024|Blogs

Boom in State Digital Replica Laws Fuels Need for Federal Publicity Right

Congress should pass an amended version of the NO FAKES Act that preempts all existing and future state digital likeness laws. This would ensure consistent IP protections for all Americans—including performers—support innovation in entertainment, and prevent a patchwork of state digital replica laws.

October 4, 2024|Blogs

Draghi Wants to Have His Drug Cake and Eat It Too

Mario Draghi's 2024 report addresses the EU's biopharmaceutical decline, citing challenges like underfunded research, fragmented pricing, and competition from the U.S. and China. It recommends reforms but underplays the impact of EU drug price controls on innovation.

October 2, 2024|Blogs

The Draghi Report: Right Problem, Half-Right Solutions for Competition Policy

The Draghi Report is a monumental but imperfect step in the right direction to correct Europe’s failing competition policy and better drive European innovation and productivity growth.

October 2, 2024|Blogs

The United States Should Seize Global AI Stage in California to Shift Gears to Post-Deployment Safety

Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto of California’s AI safety bill (SB 1047) was a sensible move, but a deeper issue remains unresolved. A fundamental flaw of the bill lies in its approach to AI safety: it attempts to identify risky systems based solely on assessments made before deployment.

October 2, 2024|Blogs

Canadian Businesses Are Not Profiteering

Big Canadian telcos, grocery stores, and banks have not seen major changes in profitability over the past four years or compared to their international peers. Rising prices should not be attributed to “price gouging” but plain old inflation.

October 2, 2024|Blogs

Yes, America Should Automate Dock Work

Giving in to dockworkers’ demands for higher wages without higher productivity would set a dangerous precedent that opposing automation is a noble cause. It’s not. It costs U.S. consumers and the economy dearly.

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