Technology Policy

Fact Sheet: Recommendations for Financial Regulatory Agencies To Take Further Action on AI

This fact sheet offers recommendations for how U.S. financial regulatory agencies can draw upon numerous existing statutory authorities to address the risks of artificial intelligence (AI) to the financial services sector.

Fact Sheet: Recommendations for the Department of Education To Take Further Action on AI

This fact sheet offers recommendations for how the U.S. Department of Education can deploy its existing authorities to mitigate the risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in schools.

Fact Sheet: Recommendations for the Department of Labor To Take Further Action on AI

This fact sheet offers recommendations for how the Department of Labor can utilize its authorities to address artificial intelligence (AI).

Fact Sheet: Recommendations for the White House To Take Further Action on AI

This fact sheet offers recommendations for how the White House, including the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, can utilize its authorities to address artificial intelligence (AI).

Taking Action on AI Today and in the Future

Please join Governing for Impact and the Center for American Progress in an event discussing how agencies can deploy existing statutory authorities to take further action on AI.

CAP Authors Letter Addressing Public Interest Research in the American Privacy Rights Act

The Center for American Progress authored a letter to Congress about improving researcher access in the American Privacy Rights Act federal data privacy bill.

Unions Give Workers a Voice Over How AI Affects Their Jobs

Collective bargaining is a powerful tool workers can use to ensure artificial intelligence and algorithmic technology improve their jobs instead of make working conditions worse, and workers have won several recent contracts that give them power over how AI will affect their working lives.

Congress Must Take More Steps on Technology Regulation Before It Is Too Late

In the wake of the TikTok ban, Congress must act now on privacy and children’s safety to prove it can take meaningful action on technology regulation.

CAP Authors Letter to Meta Addressing CrowdTangle Shutdown Concerns

The Center for American Progress and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue co-authored a sign-on letter to Meta executives urging them to delay the closure of CrowdTangle amid the U.S. election cycle and given a lack of features in the tool’s replacement.

Free Speech or Free Rein? How Murthy v. Missouri Became a Soapbox for Misinformation Advocacy

The U.S. Supreme Court case Murthy v. Missouri has significant national security implications and could hamstring private and public efforts to combat disinformation.

Sen. Mark Warner Discusses the Potential Impacts of the Murthy v. Missouri Case

The policy implications are wide-ranging.

The NetChoice Cases: Will the Supreme Court Turn First Amendment Law on Its Head?

In the NetChoice cases, the U.S. Supreme Court should slap down the 5th Circuit’s efforts to rewrite the First Amendment.

CAP Comment Recommends Key Risk Mitigation Strategies for NIST’s Generative AI Companion Resource

The Center for American Progress submitted comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology recommending strategies to identify and mitigate harms from generative artificial intelligence.

Generative AI Should Be Developed and Deployed Responsibly at Every Level for Everyone

A key part of meeting the AI moment requires generative AI developers and deployers to safeguard their systems and bolster risk mitigations for third-party usage.

Cryptocurrency Income Is Taxable Income

Tax laws apply to digital assets just like any other assets.

CAP Highlights Strengths and Needed Clarifications in Comments to OMB AI Guidance

CAP applauds the draft Office of Management and Budget AI guidance for adopting principles of the AI Bill of Rights and outlining critical safety-affecting and rights-affecting AI use cases and calls for additional clarity and transparency for federal government use of AI.

Supreme Court’s Push to Weaken Government Oversight Opens Door for Meta to Attack FTC

Meta piggybacks off of the Supreme Court SEC v. Jarkesy oral argument to assert the FTC is unconstitutional.

Election denialism nearly shattered our democracy. Meta’s allowing it anyway.

Megan Shahi writes in The Hill about Meta’s updated ad policy, which allows for election denial content in paid political ads.

2023 CAP IDEAS Conference

Join the Center for American Progress as we celebrate 20 years of innovative policy solutions and look boldly forward to a progressive future.

The CHIPS and Science Act Will Bring Technology and Manufacturing Investment to Rural Areas and Communities of Color

The Tech Hubs program within the CHIPS and Science Act is a major opportunity to provide equitable access to industry for underserved communities and economic growth for the country at large.

Protecting Democracy Online in 2024 and Beyond

A series of high-profile global elections in 2024 will require social media platforms and generative AI developers to meet the moment amid an evolving and uncertain technology landscape.

Cloud Computing Providers Play a Critical Role in the Development and Deployment of AI

CAP submitted comments on three areas the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should focus on as it examines the business practices of cloud computing providers and their work involving artificial intelligence.

Developing Accountability Mechanisms for AI Systems Is Critical to the Development of Trustworthy AI

CAP submitted comments on how the National Telecommunications and Information Administration should develop a national framework for AI accountability to address the unmitigated risks of artificial intelligence and ensure that all AI technology is developed and deployed in safe and trustworthy ways.

Artificial intelligence: Challenges and controversies for U.S. national security

Stephen J. Cimbala and Lawrence J. Korb write about the implications of artificial intelligence for national security.

White House Must Take More Action To Address AI Concerns

As the White House convenes American artificial intelligence (AI) companies, the AI industry and the president must act now to address the challenges and opportunities of AI.

Cashing in Our CHIPS: Community Colleges and the CHIPS and Science Act

The Needed Executive Actions to Address the Challenges of Artificial Intelligence

To meet this AI moment, the president must act swiftly with executive action.

AI Is Having a Moment—and Policymakers Cannot Squander the Opportunity to Act

In this moment of intrigue, anxiety, and scrutiny over generative AI, there is an unprecedented opportunity for political engagement from policymakers and the public at large.

The Summit for Democracy Highlights Need for Global Leaders to Address Tech Harms

We cannot expect technology companies to protect democracies if they do not integrate democratic values such as transparency, pluralism, protections against harm, and accountability into the fabric of their operations and governance.

The Next Wave of Technology Regulation

The Need for New Authorities in the U.S. and Beyond

‘Safer Internet Day’ Event Recap

Join leading experts for a thought-provoking discussion on how to navigate the digital world on this year's Safer Internet Day.

Safer Internet Day

Join CAP for a conversation about raising awareness of emerging online issues and how we can work together to reduce online harm.

The Dangers of a Twitter Bankruptcy or Acquisition

Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter is financially precarious, and his need for cash could result in bankruptcy—a sale that could reinforce existing Big Tech companies or open up access to sensitive data.

The CHIPS and Science Act Will Boost Competitiveness and Promote Inclusive Growth

The CHIPS and Science Act, and specifically the Regional Technology and Innovation Hub Program, can transform the science and technology industry while also promoting geographic diversity and inclusive growth.

Rulemaking Is Needed To Address the Harms From Commercial Surveillance and Lax Data Security

The Federal Trade Commission should undertake rulemaking to address the harms created by the monetization of consumer data collected through commercial surveillance online as well as lax data security practices.

Social Media and the 2022 Midterm Elections: Anticipating Online Threats to Democratic Legitimacy

Social media companies continue to allow attacks on U.S. democracy to proliferate on their platforms, undermining election legitimacy, fueling hate and violence, and sowing chaos.