Technology
DeSantis and Hawley are borrowing Biden’s playbook to regulate AI
When President Joe Biden left office, he said of artificial intelligence (AI), "nothing offers more profound possibilities and risk for our economy and our security, our society, and very often, for humanity." The…
The GAIN AI Act looks more like protectionism than national security
A new amendment to the Defense Department's annual funding bill could upend global semiconductor markets. The Guarding American Innovation in Artificial Intelligence (GAIN AI) Act, introduced by Sen. Jim Banks (R–Ind.),…
Anti-deepfakes bill could hamper the gaming industry
Congress is considering legislation that could kill the joy of hundreds of thousands of gamers. I am a recent devotee of the video game Fallout: New Vegas (FNV). For those unfamiliar, FNV is a single-player, open-world,…
Josh Hawley’s anti–driverless cars policy would kill a lot of people
In a September 4 speech at the National Conservatism Conference, Sen. Joshua Hawley (R–Mo.) bemoaned the rise of artificial intelligence, listing, among other complaints, "Only humans ought to drive cars and…
Is Gmail blocking Republican fundraising emails?
Despite a defeat in federal court on Tuesday, the Trump administration's antitrust enforcers are still going after Google. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson sent Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google's…
Google’s industry dominance isn’t unprecedented—and it isn’t forever
It was always going to be an awkward time for the government to sue Google as a "monopoly" in the world of online search. The first antitrust case brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Google in late…
Pablos Holman says we’re moving too slow on AI
The Reason Interview with Nick Gillespie goes deep with the artists, entrepreneurs, and oddballs who are making the 21st century more libertarian—or at least more interesting—by challenging old, worn-out ideas and…
Bob Murphy: Welcome to MAGA socialism
What do you call it when the state takes partial ownership of a private company? Just asking questions. Ten percent of Intel now belongs to the U.S. government. Today's guest says it's time to start using the…
Federal funding for universities has strings. Now Trump is pulling them.
Not satiated by siphoning revenue from Nvidia's and Advanced Micro Devices' chip exports and owning 10 percent of Intel, the federal government is now looking to get a cut of the royalties generated by university…
Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s spy industry connections
After his first arrest for sex crimes, Jeffrey Epstein tried to get into a new line of work: surveillance. In 2015, he partnered with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak to invest in a security tech startup called…
