Europe Should Double Down on Its Open-Source AI Bet
At the frontier of AI, closed models currently outperform open models on the most demanding measures of raw model capability, even though open models can offer significant advantages in cost,...
View ArticleDemocrats Should Treat Data Centers Like Clean Energy
The backlash against data centers is growing, driven by concerns about their environmental impact, effects on local communities, and demands on public infrastructure. But the backlash is also...
View ArticleAI Kill Switches Won’t Solve the Rogue AI Problem
Recent incidents involving rogue artificial intelligence (AI) agents hacking external systems have raised concerns over how to stop autonomous AI systems if they behave in unpredictably harmful ways....
View ArticleDon’t Sacrifice American Capitalism to AI Anxiety
As China races to develop open AI models, expand computing infrastructure, and accelerate AI adoption, some U.S. policymakers are considering proposals that would give the government a greater role in...
View ArticleThe Case for Safer AI Without Slowing Progress
Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned from the company earlier this month and warned that the people building advanced AI “earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” His...
View ArticleWhat Communities Stand to Lose by Blocking Data Centers
Data centers have become a target for critics who portray them as a drain on local resources rather than an investment to improve their communities. Many of the concerns driving that criticism, such as...
View ArticleAmerica Is Building AI Guardrails, But Where Is the Road Forward?
Much of the current AI debate focuses on what could go wrong. Dire headlines warn AI might displace workers, threaten privacy, enable cyberattacks, or go rogue. These risks deserve serious attention,...
View ArticleAI’s Frontier Is Moving. Its Legal Definition Should Too
Policymakers are increasingly concerned about “frontier models,” a term meant to identify a small group of highly-capable general-purpose models that could pose unusually serious risks, such as mass...
View ArticleGetting AI’s Workforce Impact Right Starts With Better Data
For centuries, policymakers and the public have worried that automation could replace human workers. Yet past waves of automation have done more than eliminate jobs; they have reshaped how workers...
View ArticleCongress Can Bring Clarity to AI Shutdown Authority
Three days after Anthropic launched Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 last month, the Commerce Department issued an export control directive barring any foreign national from accessing the models. Because...
View ArticleHow to Fix the AI Model Theft Bill Before It Becomes Law
Adversarial AI distillation—the systematic extraction of capabilities from a frontier AI model to train a competing model—poses a real threat to U.S. AI leadership and national security. Congress is...
View ArticleUniversities Must Rethink AI Education for the AI Economy
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the workforce, from ambient note‑taking and AI‑assisted drug discovery to automated cybersecurity testing and product design. As employers...
View ArticleThe United States Needs a Strategic Response to Adversarial AI Distillation
In February 2026, Anthropic disclosed that roughly 24,000 fraudulent accounts had bombarded its Claude model with 16 million interactions, likely to harvest its outputs for training a competing model....
View ArticleThe Cities Getting AI Right Are Investing in Workforce Upskilling
Across the United States, city governments are deploying AI systems to improve service delivery and streamline internal processes, such as through AI-driven curb management platforms and residential...
View ArticleThe CNN-Perplexity Lawsuit Is Not Just Another AI Copyright Case
CNN recently filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI, alleging that the company copied more than 17,000 CNN articles, videos, and images to power its AI search products without permission or...
View ArticleStates Should Move AI Pilot Programs from Siloed Tests to Statewide Deployment
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming virtually every industry, and the public sector cannot afford to fall behind. State lawmakers across the country have passed laws that create new...
View ArticleAdapting CyberCorps SFS to AI Threats Is Key for the Future of Cybersecurity
As artificial intelligence (AI) transforms every industry and people’s everyday lives, AI-powered cyber threats have gone from theoretical predictions to operational realities. Google’s Threat...
View ArticleAI Is a Productivity Engine for the US Economy
In recent months, critics of artificial intelligence (AI) have increasingly argued that the technology threatens the economy by destroying jobs, exacerbating income inequality, and even...
View ArticlePre-Approval for AI Models Would Slow Innovation Without Improving Safety
Concerns about advanced AI models—particularly systems such as Claude Mythos—are driving renewed calls in Washington to require government review before companies can release frontier models. These...
View ArticleJapan’s Draft AI IP Code Misses the Mark, Undermining US Alignment
Japan has spent years building a well-earned reputation as one of the world’s most thoughtfully calibrated AI regulatory regimes. Its AI Promotion Act, enacted in 2025, is explicitly pro-innovation,...
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