Emerging technology

If the United States continues to frame AI primarily as a short-term sprint toward technical milestones, it risks falling behind global peers and adversaries.

From export controls to the U.S. workforce, the plan’s decisions will have major consequences for the country’s AI development & deployment.

By acting early, states can build governance frameworks that support the responsible development and adoption of quantum technologies.

Outdated U.S. copyright laws could inadvertently boost Beijing's tech ambitions and its approach to IP globally.

Policymakers must consider how patent strategies should be designed to protect and leverage propriety quantum technology to enable innovation.

Recent major U.S. chip export deals with the Gulf mark the emergence of a new powerhouse in the AI race.

As quantum computing and AI advance, the legal framework governing corporate fiduciary duties requires significant recalibration.

A bottom-up norm-setting approach would rectify the concerns of agreeing to a global moratorium on solar radiation management deployment.

To harness quantum's full potential, governments should create a market environment conducive to strategic innovation.

China's accelerating wave of AI regulation makes one thing clear: the era of lightly-governed open-source AI in the country is ending.

Governments should pursue policies that aim to make the benefits of quantum technologies accessible to all, not just the Global North.

Introducing a new series bringing together a range of perspectives on the policy challenges emerging from the quantum revolution.