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Policymakers are rushing to regulate AI chatbots. But they should carefully weigh the best approaches to enable safe usage while meaningfully protecting children from harm.

Just four percent of Chinese critical technology patents were filed by state-owned enterprises or the government, while more than half were filed by private firms. Another 27 percent were filed by universities. In comparison, only 3.3 percent of all critical technology patents in the United States were filed by universities.

Arbitrary funding cuts and increased political involvement in grantmaking will further weaken an already less productive U.S. science system. Policymakers should pursue reforms that enable researchers to generate more breakthroughs and strengthen U.S. competitiveness.

Instead of copying other OECD countries in a “reference-price-race-to-the-bottom,” U.S. policy should instead encourage peer countries to appropriately value innovative medicines.

Age verification isn't a silver bullet for protecting kids online. Congress' competing proposals each solve some problems while creating others, underscoring the need for a balanced national approach.

Phasing out legacy High-Cost mechanisms, allowing time-limited deployment programs to sunset as scheduled, and establishing a leaner USF focused on broadband affordability and adoption would better serve consumers, strengthen competition, and improve stewardship of USF resources.

The U.S. economy runs on data centers, regardless of AI, and policymakers should not hold back AI adoption because of fears (reasonable or overblown) about water use. There are good solutions, if policymakers adopt them.

China was the world’s largest investor in productive capital in 2024, investing $11.9 trillion when adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP), equivalent to 31 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). In comparison, the United States invested just $5.1 trillion, or 17 percent of GDP.

The temporary shutdown of Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 highlighted the uncertainty surrounding the government's authority to restrict access to frontier AI models and the costs that uncertainty can impose on innovation and trust. To provide greater clarity for developers, customers, and allies, Congress should establish a transparent statutory framework for AI shutdown authority with clear standards and proportionate safeguards.

Korea should use its AI-memory windfall to finance the shared capabilities, research infrastructure, and commercialization pathways needed to create the next boom. The Future Response Fund should address enduring commercialization gaps, not create permanent spending commitments.