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The Emergency Need to Limit Emergency Powers
Generated with ElevenLabs AI technology. AI researchers, scholars, and commentators gathered in the Bay Area for The Curve earlier this month. Operating under Chatham House Rule, employees at the frontier AI labs shared warnings about the capacity of their company’s respective models. One speculated that hospital systems could be taken offline by agentic “swarms” like those that hacked into Hugging Face.
A Constitutional Yellow Light on a FINRA for AI
Generated with ElevenLabs AI technology. Many innovators find the growing uncertainty, frequent changes, and secret frameworks in the AI regulatory space as barriers to investment in the research, development, and deployment of new technology. At the same time, there’s broad recognition that laws such as the EU AI Act risk being out of date by their effective date, representing a different constraint on the AI ecosystem. The frustrating reality is that there’s no “right” way to govern AI.
Scaling Laws: Is Meta's Oversight Board a Model for AI Governance?
Kenji Yoshino, Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University School of Law and a member of Meta’s Oversight Board, joins Kevin Frazier, director of the AI Innovation and Law Program at the University of Texas School of Law and Senior Editor at Lawfare, and guest co-host Lawfare Senior Editor Kate Klonick, to discuss what frontier AI companies can learn from the Oversight Board.
Manifesto Destiny: Can Meta Deliver on Individual Empowerment?
Generated with ElevenLabs AI technology. (Getty Images) In the so-called AI manifesto war, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has adopted an offensive posture that stands out from those issued by his peers. “We propose a philosophy based on individual empowerment as the source of prosperity, invention as the primary purpose of superintelligence, and balance of power as the foundation of safety,” he writes. Whether Meta will practice what it preaches—and spur others to do so—is an open question.
When AI tests cause damage, we need stronger safeguards and real accountability
Congress should consider applying the Price-Anderson framework for nuclear accidents to artificial intelligence. Frontier AI firms would carry insurance and contribute to a broader industry compensation pool. When a cybersecurity experiment goes wrong, the public response is predictable: Find out who is responsible, punish them, compensate the victims and make sure it never happens again. That instinct is understandable.
When AI tests cause damage, we need stronger safeguards and real accountability
Video NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! When a cybersecurity experiment goes wrong, the public response is predictable: Find out who is responsible, punish them, compensate the victims and make sure it never happens again. That instinct is understandable. But imagine if automakers tested every vehicle at only 20 miles per hour because they feared a crash-test car might escape the warehouse.
The Obstruction Doctrine: What Level of Governance Is Appropriate for AI?
Generated with ElevenLabs AI technology. (Getty Images) The proper delineation of authority between the federal government and the states has often been the subject of controversy in the debate over AI policy. Proponents of both approaches reference the constitutional clauses that support their claim. The reality is that this issue, as with many things in AI, is not a neat list of discrete policy matters.
Scaling Laws, Founders & Founders: Adi Tantravahi of Cofactor
Adi Tantravahi, founder of Cofactor, joins Kevin Frazier, the AI Innovation and Law Fellow at the University of Texas School of Law and a Senior Editor at Lawfare, to talk about how AI can help cut through the administrative red tape that underlies and, in many ways, undermines the modern healthcare system. Cofactor’s AI platform focuses on denial management—an area where hospitals routinely lose revenue because insurance claims go unchallenged due to staffing constraints.
Scaling Laws, Founders & Founders: Kal Clark of Zauron Labs
Kal Clark, co-founder of Zauron Labs, joins Kevin Frazier, the AI Innovation and Law Fellow at the University of Texas School of Law and a Senior Editor at Lawfare, to explain how AI is already reducing diagnostic errors in radiology. Kal details how Zauron’s AI system functions as a second-look safety layer, reviewing imaging exams for high-impact missed findings before those results translate into patient outcomes.
There’s no easy path through the AI transition
“Trending” policy ideas tend to garner attention for all the wrong reasons: they seem like silver bullet solutions that will save us from taking on much harder reforms. Proposals to share profits from leading AI companies with the public are the latest example. It’s the rare policy scheme that seems to have united President Donald Trump, Senator Bernie Sanders, and CEOs at the leading AI labs.
Rational Security: The “Happy FrAIday” Edition
Scott R. Anderson is a Senior Editor at Lawfare and General Counsel of the Lawfare Institute. He is also a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a Non-resident Senior Fellow in the National Security Law Program at Columbia Law School. He previously served as an Attorney-Adviser in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State and as the legal advisor for the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.
There’s No Easy Path Through the AI Transition
“Trending” policy ideas tend to garner attention for all the wrong reasons: they seem like silver bullet solutions that will save us from taking on much harder reforms. Proposals to share profits from leading AI companies with the public are the latest example. It’s the rare policy scheme that seems to have united President Donald Trump, Senator Bernie Sanders, and CEOs at the leading AI labs.
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Generated with ElevenLabs AI technology. On June 2, President Trump announced an executive order on the cyber risks posed by frontier AI models.
Your grandma should be using AI. really
Your grandma should be using AI. Really. A staffer to a member of Congress recently asked me, “How much are elderly Americans using AI?” My rapid answer? Not enough. The longer answer: AI can meaningfully improve both the quality of life of older Americans and the support systems that surround them—and policymakers are leaving that potential on the table. As it stands, a large fraction of older Americans are missing out on the AI wave.
Your grandma should be using AI. really
6 hours ago Smartphones can be distracting with their dizzying array of apps and constant stream of notifications. A new app called Poppy aims to organize the chaos by combining your calendar, email, messages and other sources into a single dashboard. The idea, per the company’s website, is that “Poppy pays …
Kicking the Tires: A Voluntary Path to Pre-deployment AI Vetting
The Trump administration is weighing the creation of a “review system” for frontier AI models. According to the New York Times, in this proposed approach, AI labs would provide the federal government with “first access” to “get ahead” of models with significant cyber capabilities, presumably such as Anthropic’s Mythos.
Scaling Laws: Eliminating Barriers to AI Adoption with Clarion AI's Bennett Borden
Kevin Frazier is a Senior Fellow at the Abundance Institute, Director of the AI Innovation and Law Program at the University of Texas School of Law, a Senior Editor at , and a Adjunct Research Fellow at the Cato Institute.
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Generated with ElevenLabs AI technology. AI and Health Care: A Policy Framework for Innovation, Liability, and Patient Autonomy—Part 6 Every regulatory process imposes opportunity costs on innovators. Time, money, and attention spent on checking boxes can distract from developing new, better, and safer tools. Regulatory hurdles imposed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are no exception.
What the driverless car debate can teach us about AI
From 2018 to 2024, there were more than 278,000 motor vehicle traffic fatalities. That number will likely appear in future public policy textbooks in a section on “Mistakes in Emerging Technology Policy.” Students will learn how Congress had a chance to make autonomous vehicles far more ubiquitous as early as 2017, but passed on the opportunity. Despite clear evidence that AVs were safer than the average human driver in a myriad of contexts, two bills to support and spread AV progress failed.
Scaling Laws: Abundance & AI? Nicholas Bagley Explains
Kevin Frazier is a Senior Fellow at the Abundance Institute, Director of the AI Innovation and Law Program at the University of Texas School of Law, a Senior Editor at , and a Adjunct Research Fellow at the Cato Institute.
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Generated with ElevenLabs AI technology. If you exclusively read panic-driven headlines about artificial intelligence (AI), then you may assume that AI will inevitably trigger an era of mass unemployment. Yet a glance at history tells a more nuanced story. Fears of automation displacing workers are nothing new: The Luddites smashed looms in the 1810s; economists warned of “technological unemployment” in the 1930s; and robots were supposed to hollow out manufacturing in the 1980s.
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Generated with ElevenLabs AI technology. Only a handful of members of Congress have tech experience. When Nick Begich earned the support of his fellow Alaskans to represent them in DC, he brought a background in software and entrepreneurship. He also brought the state’s commitment to being first to the frontier—exploring new ways to develop and deploy emerging technologies. That’s why his voice is an important one in ongoing AI policy debates. It’s also why I was so excited to interview Rep.
Scaling Laws: How To Use, Govern, And Lead On AI?
Kevin Frazier is a Senior Fellow at the Abundance Institute, Director of the AI Innovation and Law Program at the University of Texas School of Law, a Senior Editor at , and a Adjunct Research Fellow at the Cato Institute.
Scaling Laws: Should AI Laws Be Subject To A Higher Standard? The Right to Compute with Kendall Cotton
Kevin Frazier is a Senior Fellow at the Abundance Institute, Director of the AI Innovation and Law Program at the University of Texas School of Law, a Senior Editor at , and a Adjunct Research Fellow at the Cato Institute.
We’ve been 'preparing' for the future since 1991—it hasn't worked
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Generated with ElevenLabs AI technology. Since the first day of this administration, President Trump has made clear that America’s success in the AI space requires a uniform, national strategy.
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Generated with ElevenLabs AI technology. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R‑TN) has published a discussion draft of an AI bill that supposedly aims to codify President Trump’s vision for the nation to achieve AI dominance. She went so far as to title the bill, “TRUMP AMERICA AI Act.” But the truth is, this proposal represents a dramatically different approach that would heavily regulate the industry, hinder entrepreneurship, and restrict speech.
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Generated with ElevenLabs AI technology. Minnesota legislators are considering a troubling amendment to their state constitution. In short, the amendment would carve AI out of the state’s protection of free speech. It’s flagrantly in violation of the US Constitution but merits further analysis. As state legislators propose more and more AI laws, there’s a risk that poor policy ideas will be deemed acceptable relative to even more extreme suggestions like this proposed amendment.
Scaling Laws: Can AI Enable Human Agency?, with Tomicah Tillemann
Kevin Frazier is a Senior Fellow at the Abundance Institute, Director of the AI Innovation and Law Program at the University of Texas School of Law, a Senior Editor at , and a Adjunct Research Fellow at the Cato Institute.
Why government-mandated AI surveillance threatens liberty Original
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The breakdown between the Department of War and Anthropic over the use of AI for domestic mass surveillance captured the public’s attention for a simple reason: people fear that this incredible technology could introduce a world in which every move is tracked, every AI prompt is logged, and every activity is monitored. They have good cause to be concerned.
Ask not what AI can do for you
Just about 250 years ago, young Americans risked everything to fight for a better future – one in which their loved ones, neighbors, and progeny could exercise individual liberty and collective prosperity. Their fight for democracy was regarded by many as a fool’s errand. People aren’t to be trusted. Only the enlightened should govern. Top-down, tyrannical approaches to governance were the only path forward.
Something Big Is Happening in AI, but That’s the Only Thing Matt Shumer Got Right
“Yes, AI can complete time-intensive, complex tasks at record speeds. That’s the one thing that Matt Shumer got right in his now-viral essay on AI. But the tone, substance, and other conclusions that characterize the piece are irresponsible, and unproductive. Shumer frames AI as something that’s happening to everyone at the exclusive direction of a shadowy Silicon Valley tech bros.
Something big is happening in AI, but that's the only thing Matt Shumer got right Original
Yes, AI can complete time-intensive, complex tasks at record speeds. That’s the one thing that Matt Shumer got right in his now-viral essay on AI. But the tone, substance, and other conclusions that characterize the piece are irresponsible, and unproductive. Shumer frames AI as something that’s happening to everyone at the exclusive direction of a shadowy Silicon Valley tech bros.
Something big is happening in AI, but that’s the only thing Matt Shumer got right
I found out what fingerprinting actually is, and I'm never using incognito again I'm not a privacy enthusiast, but that doesn't mean I don't care about it. I have always used the best settings to protect my privacy since I learned …
The AI Future: Between Certain Doom and Endless Prosperity
The generative AI tools that dominate headlines today were introduced more than three years ago. Technologists would tell you that the models have advanced significantly over that period. In fact, they’d likely say that AI has progressed beyond their wildest expectations. Experts at the leading AI labs may discuss how their models can do hours-long tasks on behalf of users.
Blocking AI’s Information Explosion Hurts Everyone
Nearly two million Americans have been looking for a job for at least 27 weeks; they’re the so-called long-term unemployed. This subset of the total 7.5 million unemployed has had a particularly hard time finding their next job. Yet, there are around seven million job openings. Why does that mismatch persist between workers looking for jobs and jobs being open? At least part of this disconnect can be explained by lack of information. On the one hand, firms cannot find workers with the right skills.
Kevin Frazier: In defense of AI optimism
Society needs people to take risks. Entrepreneurs who bet on themselves create new jobs. Institutions that gamble with new processes find out best to integrate advances into modern life. Regulators who accept potential backlash by launching policy experiments give us a chance to devise laws that are based on evidence, not fear. The need for risk taking is all the more important when society is presented with new technologies.
Is This Your Last "Job"? The AI Economy with AEI's Brent Orrell
Most folks agree that AI is going to drastically change our economy, the nature of work, and the labor market. What’s unclear is when those changes will take place and how best Americans can navigate the transition.
The Honorable AI? Shlomo Klapper Talks Judicial Use of AI
Kevin Frazier is a Senior Fellow at the Abundance Institute, Director of the AI Innovation and Law Program at the University of Texas School of Law, a Senior Editor at , and a Adjunct Research Fellow at the Cato Institute.
Europe’s digital protectionism coming for AI
When Congress convened a recent hearing on “Anti-American Antitrust,” attention centered on Europe’s Digital Markets Act and its influence abroad, from South Korea to Brazil. The testimony, however, pointed to a wider trend in which foreign governments are increasingly willing to use regulation as a tool against U.S. companies leading in emerging technologies.
Europe’s Digital Protectionism Coming For AI
When Congress convened a recent hearing on “Anti-American Antitrust,” attention centered on Europe’s Digital Markets Act and its influence abroad, from South Korea to Brazil. The testimony, however, pointed to a wider trend in which foreign governments are increasingly willing to use regulation as a tool against U.S. companies leading in emerging technologies.
Commentary: Beware of panic policies
"As far as human nature is concerned, with panic comes irrationality." This simple statement by Professor Steve Calandrillo and Nolan Anderson has profound implications for public policy. When panic is highest, and demand for reactive policy is greatest, that's exactly when we need our lawmakers to resist the temptation to move fast and ban things. Yet, many state legislators are ignoring this advice amid public outcries about the allegedly widespread and destructive uses of AI.
Commentary: Beware of panic policies
"As far as human nature is concerned, with panic comes irrationality." This simple statement by Professor Steve Calandrillo and Nolan Anderson has profound implications for public policy. When panic is highest, and demand for reactive policy is greatest, that's exactly when we need our lawmakers to resist the temptation to move fast and ban things.
Trump AI Executive Order protects Americans from Tower of Babel approach
The answer to two questions will shape the future of AI in the United States: Who gets to write the national rules for AI development? Who gets to write the rules for how AI is adopted at the state level? This is not a pop quiz. These are the same questions that we had to answer in the late 1700s with respect to shipping, in the late 1800s with respect to the railroads, and in the late 1900s with respect to the Internet. The right answers then remain the correct answers today.
A bend but don’t break economy
Everyone has a stake in keeping the unemployment rate low. A single percentage point increase in unemployment is tied to a jump in the poverty rate of about 0.4 to 0.7 percentage points. Higher rates of unemployment are likewise associated with an increase in rates of depression among the unemployed and, in some cases, reduced mental health among their family members. Based on that finding, it's unsurprising that higher rates of unemployment are also correlated with higher rates of divorce.
ANOTHER VIEW: A bend but don't break economy
Everyone has a stake in keeping the unemployment rate low. A single percentage point increase in unemployment is tied to a jump in the poverty rate of about 0.4 to 0.7 percentage points. Higher rates of unemployment are likewise associated with an increase in rates of depression among the unemployed and, in some cases, reduced mental health among their family members. Based on that finding, it’s unsurprising that higher rates of unemployment are also correlated with higher rates of divorce.
The Age of AI will bend but not break the economy | Kevin Frazier
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The Age of AI will bend but not break the economy | Kevin Frazier
A dedicated training base in southwest China's Sichuan Province is readying embodied artificial intelligence (AI) robots for their entry into multiple sectors, teaching them the essential skills they will need to perform numerous application scenarios in fields such as manufacturing, healthc…
The Age of AI will bend but not break the economy | Kevin Frazier
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