Minor Tweaks Won’t Keep Pace with Space Innovation
Plus regulating AI, tech & culture, and more…
Space: Jim filed reply comments on the FCC’s satellite streamlining proceeding. He urged the agency to reckon with the growth in commercial space development by fundamentally reworking its application process.
Podcast: On the Tech Policy Podcast, Corbin hosted Mike Masnick and Leigh Beadon of Techdirt. They talked about Kyle Chayka’s book Filterworld—and why the Internet isn’t killing culture. Mike and Leigh were kind enough to turn the episode into a Techdirt Podcast, too.
AI Legislation: We joined a letter with several civil rights, digital rights, and civil liberties organizations to express our concerns over the NO AI FRAUD Act and NO FAKES Acts, a pair of clumsy bills that take aim at AI—and miss.
Deepfakes: WGN Radio’s Karen Conti interviewed Ari about Taylor Swift, liability for speech, how it can or can’t deal with deepfake videos, and how the First Amendment factors in.
AI & Elections: This week, the UNC Center on Technology Policy hosted a panel with Ari to discuss how we should regulate generative AI in political ads. For more, checkout Ari’s 2023 Senate testimony on the subject.
FTC: On Monday, February 12, Andy will speak at the 2024 State of the Net Conference on the FTC’s ongoing efforts to apply its authority to AI.
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