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A member of the U.S. Capitol Police stands in a hallway at the U.S. Capitol May 14, 2020, in Washington, D.C. The Senate was scheduled to vote on passage of H.R. 6172, the USA Freedom Reauthorization Act, that day.

Intelligence Community A key intelligence law expires in April and the path for reauthorization is unclear

Stephanie K. Pell

February 10, 2026

Artificial Intelligence Why Africa should sequence, not rush into AI

Mark-Alexandre Doumba

February 10, 2026

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Infrastructure How community benefit agreements can mitigate public concerns about data centers

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The closed-door "AI Insight Forum" is hosted by Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) inside the Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Sept. 13, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Lawmakers are seeking input from business leaders in the artificial intelligence sector, and some of their most ardent opponents, for writing legislation governing the rapidly evolving technology.

Technology Policy & Regulation Governing the AI transition: Lessons from the 1996 Telecommunications Act

Tom Wheeler

February 9, 2026

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Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

John Villasenor Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation (CTI)

Madelyn R. Creedon Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology

Melanie W. Sisson Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology

Maysa Jalbout Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

Mark MacCarthy Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation (CTI)

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The Brookings Institution’s Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology Initiative aims to advance good governance of transformative new technologies.

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