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On #ExplaintoShane, @ShaneTews recently moderated a panel with Scott Vien, Harry Oppenheimer, and Paul Lekas, where they discussed cybersecurity risks and age verification online.
Listen to the full episode: aei.org/multimedia/age-verif…
Stopping a scam can start with the domain name.
“The tools exist, and the models work.”
Ahead of #FraudWeek, revisit @ShaneTews’s June analysis of domain abuse, threat sharing, and targeted enforcement.
Read more: aei.org/domestic-policy/tech…
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UPCOMING WEB EVENT: November 18 @ 9am ET
How is the EU’s Digital Markets Act reshaping competition policy, and what does it mean for the US?
Join @drj_policy, Bronwyn Howell, @RoslynLayton, Petrus Potgieter, and @econwags for an @AEI webinar examining a new report on the DMA’s impact in Europe and growing influence worldwide.
RSVP: aei.org/events/the-eu-digita…
Campaign websites have historically been written to persuade and inform voters, donors, and reporters.
But some campaigns recently began catering to a new audience, one that’s not yet listening: AI assistants.
New from @John_Bailey and Julia Torres: aei.org/domestic-policy/camp…
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My latest for @AEItech @AEICTSE re: the need to adapt #FirstAmendment standards in the #GenAI era when it comes to CSAM . . . aei.org/domestic-policy/modi…
On #ExplaintoShane, Greg Oslan joins @ShaneTews to explain why an account you haven’t used in years can still put you at risk if you’ve reused the password.
Listen to the full episode here: aei.org/multimedia/making-on…
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How should government balance basic science with bets on critical technologies?
For #WorldScienceDay, revisit Claude Barfield’s 2024 analysis of the NSF’s shift toward technology investment and the risks of predicting market winners.
Read more: aei.org/economics/national-s…
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The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in United States v. Anderegg reveals the need for the US Supreme Court to clarify principles of obscenity and child pornography law in the era of generative artificial intelligence and virtual CSAM.
New from @ProfClayCalvert:
aei.org/domestic-policy/modi…
The latest from @Jim_Harper: Dumb Elections vs. a Data Society
Read here:
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Can America power its AI ambitions?
“None of these ambitions will succeed without abundant electricity.”
As #COP31 opens, revisit @drj_policy’s June analysis of nuclear power and licensing reform.
Read more: aei.org/domestic-policy/tech…
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There is deep mistrust of our institutions. It won’t be solved by data per se, but through data that actually opens one of our most important and opaque institutions up to the multifaceted and highly granular analysis you see, for example, in baseball.
New from @Jim_Harper:
aei.org/domestic-policy/dumb…
‘Cuba’s Future Depends on More Than Regime Change’ by @drj_policy
Read here:
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How much can AI change work when the law requires a human?
“Human attorneys remain the legally recognized interfaces between humans and the state.” @WillRinehart examines the legal limits on replacing professionals with AI.
Read more: aei.org/domestic-policy/tech…
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In a wild news week, the FAA comes out of left field to win the prize for craziest headline
US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028 reut.rs/4zsSsu2
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Who is this bright, insightful new thinker?
Does storing your private data with a company make it the company’s property?
@Jim_Harper makes the case for recognizing private data as “people’s things.”
Read his case: aei.org/domestic-policy/tech…
On #ExplaintoShane, @ShaneTews is joined by Greg Oslan to discuss how we can keep ourselves safe online as cybersecurity threats evolve.
Listen to the episode here: aei.org/multimedia/making-on…
A political transition in Cuba should open the door to substantial economic improvement. Whether there are lasting benefits will depend in no small part on the preparations made before it arrives.
Read @drj_policy's latest for @AEI:
aei.org/domestic-policy/cuba…
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AEI Tech Policy retweeted
OpenAI should use the IPO as a chance to deposit funds into every invest america account: aei.org/domestic-policy/anth…
OpenAI President Greg Brockman says the company could be ready to go public in 2027, pointing to accelerating enterprise revenue and a turnaround in its business.
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I had a piece out last December covering two research studies that supports this:
AI dialogue moves political opinions, including among committed partisans. In a Nature study, about 6 mins with a chatbot shifted likely Trump voters 3.9 points toward Harris on a 100-point scale (~4X the effect of traditional campaign ads)
If a chatbot can pull partisans toward the opposing candidate, it can plausibly pull people toward the center.
The persuasion that works is calm and evidence-based, not emotional. And social media and cable news are all about the emotional - feeding the outrage.
The effect is robust at scale and across models. The Science study of nearly 77,000 participants across 19 LLMs and more than 700 political topics found that dense factual claims consistently shifted opinions.
@Ethanoshi @AEICTSE @AEI
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It’s here. My most ambitious project yet:
I built 3D models of embassies across Washington—and a digital atlas of the world’s diplomacy with the United States.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is what 10 billion Astra tokens buys. 🧵 1/10
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Does storing your private data with a company make it the company’s property?
@Jim_Harper makes the case for recognizing private data as “people’s things.”
Read his case: aei.org/domestic-policy/tech…