Comments filed with the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President on “Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan”
Scott Wallsten, Sarah Oh Lam and Nathaniel Lovin
Blog
Getting Real About Artificial Intelligence at CES
Scott Wallsten and Nathaniel Lovin
Artificial intelligence was the standout theme at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show. This analysis uses exhibitor-provided descriptions to quantify the presence of AI and evaluate where it appears to be…
Blog
From Tokens to Context Windows: Simplifying AI Jargon
Nathaniel Lovin, Scott Wallsten and Sarah Oh Lam
AI models are trained on trillions of tokens, billions of parameters, and ever-longer context windows. But what the heck does any of that mean? Is two trillion tokens twice as…
Blog
We Need a New Definition of AI
Nathaniel Lovin
Senators Hawley (R-MO) and Blumenthal (D-CT) have recently been pushing proposed legislation to exclude generative artificial intelligence from section 230 liability protection, as part of wider efforts to regulate AI. The proposal has…
Research Papers
Where Does the Time Go? Competing for Attention in the Online Economy
Sarah Oh Lam, Nathaniel Lovin and Scott Wallsten
Many of the goods and services available online are free in the sense that they do not require financial payments. But they do require investments of time, which is not…
Blog
Research Roundup for June 2023
Nathaniel Lovin
Commentaries and Op-Eds
The Case for Not Regulating AI … Or, At Least, Not Yet
Nathaniel Lovin and Scott Wallsten
Blog
FCC Map Update Includes Big Changes in Hawaii and Illinois Availability Estimates, Modestly Affects Estimate of BEAD Funding Distribution
Scott Wallsten and Nathaniel Lovin
The FCC recently pushed out a small update to its new mapping data. The map is still in draft format and the FCC is still accepting challenges. The main changes…
Blog
Incorporating Subsidies Into The FCC’s New Map
Scott Wallsten and Nathaniel Lovin
Allocating BEAD funds without double-subsidizing some areas requires adding data about money that has already been awarded to relevant maps. Although, as we understand it, NTIA will allocate funds without…
