Artificial Intelligence (AI)
All Aboard: The Ethics of Campus AI and Higher Education’s New Trolley Problem
Universities don’t have to choose between a false dichotomy of either ceding control to artificial intelligence or rejecting it entirely.
Trump’s Tech Governance: Making Sense of the First 100 Days
Trump’s first few months back in the Oval Office have been a concerted effort to assert authoritarian control.
Building a Better Big Tech Mouse Trap: Designing the Digital Platform Commission
Prem Trivedi on Public Knowledge’s proposal for a “Digital Platform Commission.”
DOGE Is Using AI To Centralize Government Power. It’s Time to Flip the Script.
It's time to break the government’s stranglehold on information. Rather than centralize power, let’s use AI to distribute it.
DHS Must Continue Publishing Its AI Inventory for the Sake of Our Rights and Safety
Amidst a changing tech policy environment, it’s vital to preserve federal agencies’ AI inventories that provide transparency to the public.
DeepSeek’s Disruption: Digital “Sovereignty” Meets Reality at the Paris AI Summit
Candace Rondeaux and Akash Kapur consider what China’s DeepSeek could mean for AI global governance.
Digital Deportation: DHS Surveillance That Could Fuel Trump’s Plans for Mass Deportations
Civil society, industry, and policymakers must take action to hold DHS accountable and protect the rights and privacy of people nationwide.
Technical Standards: A Path Forward for Policymaking Post-Loper Bright
Without Chevron’s dominant precedent, tech standards can be vital to ensure public welfare is not jeopardized by judicial review.
Sustaining AI in Local Government
Investment in AI alone will not bring long-term success for using AI in governance.
Driving Digital Equity: What OTI Accomplished in 2024
We have been steadfast in our work to ensure every person can access & maximize the benefits of open & secure tech.
Open-Source AI Models Are Not Inherently Security Risks, But They Are Integral to Democracy, States New OTI Report
OTI has published a new report urging the United States to encourage greater openness in the AI ecosystem.
To Ensure a Responsible AI Future, We Need Global Cooperation and Multidisciplinary Dialogues To Complement and Harness the Power of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes
Collaboration between a wide variety of actors is vital to achieving meaningful state-state collaboration on AI.
Demystifying AI: AI and Elections
An explainer that outlines election-related uses of AI and proposes key questions for industry and policymakers going forward.