For OTI’s blog, I wrote a post about the way to actually tackle online harms, and as you can tell from the title, that way does not equate to “reforming” Section 230.
Category: tech policy
Video: The EU AI Act: Lessons for US Policymakers
On February 27th, I joined panelists from the EU for a virtual New America event on the importance of the AI Act and lessons that can be learned by US Policymakers. The video for the event can be found here.
Video: Online Expression and Policymakers: Finding the Balance
In February 2024, I participated in a panel at State of the Net 2024 on speech and Section 230, alongside industry and other civil society panelists. Video from the event can be found here.
Link: On the AI Act’s Passage and Lessons for US Policymakers
For TechPolicy.Press, I wrote an explainer for what’s in the AI Act now that it passed the EU Commission’s COREPER. The article also draws some general lessons for US Policymakers, like the title suggests.
Link: Making the Internet Work for Everyone Using Section 230
For New America’s Thread online magazine, I wrote a piece on the importance of Section 230 for public interest internet organizations, like Wikipedia or the Internet Archive. The piece underscores that while the statute is one that undoubtedly has downsides, needlessly reforming or repealing Section 230 can lead to more bad than good.
Link: What Should U.S. Policymakers Know about the AI Act (So Far)?
For OTI’s Blog, I wrote an explanation for what happened in the EU with the AI Act. Because the decision taken in early December 2023 was a provisional and political one that happened behind closed doors, there is no text of the Act yet, and any text that crops up before mid February 2024 is…
Quick Thoughts: The Place for Private Governance in the AI Debate?
What follows is a quick post, with minimal editing, or links. A rant, if you will, originally written for my LinkedIn, but turns out I exceeded the character limit by a few thousand, so here it is: There are a lot of conversations surrounding the #AIAct in the EU, especially as today is the day…
Video: The Intersection of Federal Privacy Legislation & AI Governance
On November 15th 2023, I moderated a virtual event for New America’s Open Technology Institute on how federal privacy legislation intersects with AI governance. The event featured Sara Collins, Director of Government Affairs, Public Knowledge; Willmary Escoto, U.S. Policy Counsel, Access Now; Brandon Pugh, Policy Director and Resident Senior Fellow, Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats, R…
Link: TechPolicyPress – How Tech Companies Can Make Recent AI Commitments Count
For TechPolicy.Press along with Prem Trivedi, I wrote about the July White House Ai Commitments that the largest generative Ai companies pledged to, and specifically what can actually make them better!
Link: OTI Blog – SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Platforms — What’s Next for Platform Accountability?
For the OTI Blog, along with Prem Trivedi, I wrote about the Supreme Court’s ruling on two important cases related to Section 230, and on what lies ahead, as well as what OTI sees as important work in the future