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Led by the Strategic Technologies Program, with contributions from the Economics Program and other CSIS programs, our research analyzes the rise of the digital economy and the global architecture of data governance.

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Protecting Data Privacy as a Baseline for Responsible AI

This Critical Questions explains the U.S. and EU approaches to data governance and AI regulation, as well as the need for clearer U.S. data privacy laws to address algorithmic surveillance and decisionmaking.

Critical Questions by Caitlin Chin-Rothmann — July 18, 2024

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International AI Policy: Outlook for 2025

Join the Wadhwani AI Center on December 9 for the International AI Policy: Outlook for 2025 conference exploring the latest international efforts in AI policy.

Event — December 9, 2024

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The Rise of Data Politics

In this episode of Pekingology, originally released on April 21, 2022, Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette is joined by Lizhi Liu, Assistant Professor in the McDonough School of Business and a faculty affiliate of the Department of Government at Georgetown University, to discuss her paper, The Rise of Data Politics: Digital China and the World.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette — November 26, 2024

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The National Security Memorandum on AI

In this special episode, Andrew and Gregory C. Allen discuss the National Security Memorandum on AI the Biden administration released on October 24th, its primary audience and main objectives, and what the upcoming U.S. election could mean for its implementation. 

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Gregory C. Allen — October 26, 2024

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The AI Policy Podcast

The European Perspective on AI Governance with Dragoș Tudorache

In this episode, we are joined by former MEP Dragoș Tudorache, co-rapporteur of the EU AI Act and Chair of the Special Committee on AI in the Digital Age. We discuss where we are in the EU AI Act roadmap, how to balance innovation and regulation, the future of the EU AI Office, and the increasing energy infrastructure demands of AI.

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and Dragoș Tudorache — September 16, 2024

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Understanding What Intellectual Property Regulation Means For AI with Andrei Iancu

In this episode, we are joined by Andrei Iancu, former Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and former Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), to discuss whether AI-generated works can be copyrighted, what the latest USPTO guidance means for the patent subject matter eligibility of AI systems, who can claim inventorship for AI-facilitated inventions and the use of AI by patent and trademark applicants and the USPTO.

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and Andrei Iancu — August 5, 2024

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How are the Harris and Trump Campaigns Thinking about AI Policy?

In this episode, we discuss what AI policy might like look after the 2024 U.S. presidential election. We dive into the past, present, and future of both the Trump and Harris campaigns’ AI policy positions and where they fall on the key issue areas like safety, open-source, energy infrastructure, and more.

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and H. Andrew Schwartz — July 29, 2024

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