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Assessing the Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan

Unpacking the Trump administration's AI Action Plan — what’s new, what’s not, and what’s next.
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Decoding Trump’s AI Playbook: The AI Action Plan and What Comes Next

Joshua Geltzer, Jenny Marron, and Sam Winter-Levy join Brianna Rosen on the Just Security podcast to discuss the Trump administration's AI Action Plan.
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The Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan Is Coming. Here’s What to Look For.

From export controls to the U.S. workforce, the plan’s decisions will have major consequences for the country’s AI development & deployment.
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Curating Cyberspace: Rights, Responsibilities, and Opportunities

To challenge authoritarianism, platforms should embrace a role that balances expressive rights and responsibilities in a pro-democratic way.
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States in the Vanguard: Social Media Policy Today

The states have stepped up to regulate consumer-facing online services where the federal government has been utterly silent. But the tech companies are not sitting idly by.
(L) US vice president JD Vance speaks during the 61st Munich Security Conference on February 14, 2025 in Munich, Germany (R) President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a plenary session at the Artificial Intelligence

Truth and Consequences: The Post-Election Regulatory Landscape for Big Tech

After recent elections, deregulatory winds are blowing on both sides of the Atlantic when it comes to platform governance and Big Tech.
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Regulating Social Media Platforms: Government, Speech, and the Law

Launching a new series with leading experts on regulating the information environment, co-organized by NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights and Tech Policy Press.
Voter Bots And Human Voters as an AI Bot voting and robots Election votes as Artificial intelligence using autonomous voter technologies disrupting elections as computer democracy as a robot vote casting ballots.

The Munich Security Conference Provides an Opportunity to Improve on the AI Elections Accord

Ahead of the Munich Security Conference, one crucial issue is at risk of falling by the wayside: protecting democracy from abuses of AI. 
Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump

Q&A with Marietje Schaake on the Tech Coup and Trump

A Q&A with Marietje Schaake, author of The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley, on Big Tech and threats to democracy.
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Trump’s Balancing Act with China on Frontier AI Policy

Trump's transactional approach to foreign policy could prove conducive to breakthrough AI agreements — especially with China.
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The AI Presidency: What “America First” Means for Global AI Governance

The coming AI presidency will demand careful preparation—not only to adapt to potential changes in U.S. policy but also to safeguard international collaboration on AI governance.
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The Just Security Podcast: An Innovative Lawsuit Links Social Media Companies to Mass Shootings

Paul Barrett discusses the novel case and its potential impact on legal efforts to hold social media companies liable for mass shootings.
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