Center for Technology Innovation

A man inspects the Apple iPhone 6 Plus at an electronics store in Mumbai, India, July 23, 2015. With only a tiny share of the world's fastest-growing major smartphone market, Apple Inc is stepping up its push into India, with a first targeted TV advertising campaign, expanded retail network and promotional financing schemes. To match APPLE-INDIA/ REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui - GF10000167811

TechTank

The need for regulation of big tech beyond antitrust

Tom Wheeler, Phil Verveer, and Gene Kimmelman

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

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Could rating systems encourage responsible AI?

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

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United States Senator Lindsey Graham (Republican of South Carolina), Chairman, US Senate Judiciary Committee, left, US Senator Richard Blumenthal (Democrat of Connecticut), center, and US Senator Dianne Feinstein (Democrat of California), Ranking Member, US Senate Judiciary Committee, right, chat prior to the committee markup of the "Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020," and judicial nominations in Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, July 2, 2020. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

TechTank

The push for content moderation legislation around the world

David Morar and Bruna Martins dos Santos

Monday, September 21, 2020

Gabrielle and Ethan Archibald take school classes virtually as schools go back online to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ramsey, New Jersey, U.S. September 11, 2020. Kimberlee Bradshaw Archibald/Handout via REUTERS

TechTank

How courageous schools partnering with local communities can overcome digital inequalities during COVID-19

Nicol Turner Lee

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Experts

Nicol Turner Lee

Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

Director - Center for Technology Innovation

@drturnerlee

Darrell M. West

Vice President and Director - Governance Studies

Senior Fellow - Center for Technology Innovation

@DarrWest

Cameron F. Kerry

Ann R. and Andrew H. Tisch Distinguished Visiting Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation

@Cam_Kerry

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Blog Posts

General view of the U.S. head office of TikTok in Culver City, California, U.S., September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

TechTank

TechTank Podcast Episode 4: Should Trump ban TikTok and WeChat?

Darrell M. West, Nicol Turner Lee, and Tom Wheeler

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Khila Harris (from left), 15, Eric Harris, 12, and Kaylee Jones, 9, work on their laptops on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, from their home in Memphis.083120 Scsfirstday 13 Msg

TechTank

The broadband industry steps up to connect students when the FCC will not

Tom Wheeler

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

A view of Zhangbei data center of Alibaba is pictured in Zhangbei county, Zhangjiakou city, north China's Hebei province, 12 September 2016.China's e-commerce giant Alibaba is expanding its cloud facilities vigorously. After announcing a cloud data center in Silicon Valley in the US this March, it has launched a large cloud data center in North China. The Zhangbei cloud data center broke ground in the Miaotan Industrial Park in Zhangbei County, Hebei Province, in April 2015. It is expected to host 80 percent of Alibaba's cloud and big data in North China and to serve as the group's North China settlement center. Currently, cloud only accounts for one percent of Alibaba's total income, but the group has bet its future on cloud. The Zhangbei data center, which covers about 165 acres, will cost 18 billion yuan (US$2.9 billion), according to Haifeng Qu, research fellow in the technical support department of Alibaba.No Use China. No Use France.

TechTank

Tech cannot be governed without access to its data

Alex Engler

Thursday, September 10, 2020

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Events

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Could a new Digital Platform Agency protect consumers from Big Tech?

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Can mobile devices help translate the Black Lives Matter movement and social activism into real change for Black Americans?

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Advancing the transatlantic dialogue in the aftermath of Schrems II

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

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Research

April 03, 2019, Tokyo, Japan - A display shows a facial recognition system during the 3rd Artificial Intelligence Exhibition and Conference (AI EXPO Tokyo 2019) in Tokyo BigSight. AI Expo is Japan's largest trade show specialized in AI technologies and services for professionals involved in the field. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

Technology & Innovation

Who thought it was a good idea to have facial recognition software?

Mark MacCarthy

Thursday, August 20, 2020

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 21, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly - RC1DF544C360

Technology & Innovation

Can AI model economic choices?

Alex Engler

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Technology & Innovation

Soft law as a complement to AI regulation

John Villasenor

Friday, July 31, 2020

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Multimedia

The World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) officially opened in Shanghai on Thursday under the theme of "Intelligent Connectivity, Indivisible Community" with hundreds of speakers and industry experts sharing their insights on the latest developments in AI. Intelligent robots are displaying on the ground floor of Shanghai Expo Centre, Shanghai, China, 9 July 2020.No Use China. No Use France.

Testimony

If AI takes jobs, humans will need lifelong learning and portable benefits

Darrell M. West

Thursday, September 10, 2020

--FILE--A Chinese mobile phone user shows the icons of App Store app, left, and messaging app Weixin, or WeChat, of Tencent on his iPhone smartphone in Ji'nan city, east China's Shandong province, 27 June 2017.Apple China said it will not take the blame for developers who charge differently on the iOS app and Android versions for the same product or service. Netizens have found they need to pay more on iOS than Android in using the same ride-sharing or video subscription services. Some Internet companies have reportedly adopted differential pricing plans through the use of Big Data based on a customer's buying behavior or interest, so a new customer may pay less than an old customer for the same product or service.No Use China. No Use France.

Podcast Episode

How digital privacy law asymmetries can hurt criminal defendants

John Villasenor and Rebecca Wexler

Friday, June 5, 2020

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1FA07A2FE0

Podcast Episode

Don’t be fooled by deepfakes

John Villasenor and Fred Dews

Friday, August 16, 2019

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