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Reflections From Kyiv
Some thoughts from my recent trip on cultural resilience, innovation, and legal reforms.
Jul 23 • 
Kelly Crawford
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The Best of Both Worlds: Free Speech Is Easy When It Isn't Free
Unpacking the TikTok deal's free speech nightmare, social media's legal immunity, government coercion tactics, and the quest for consistent free speech…
Oct 1 • 
Kelly Crawford
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Why You Can't Put New Wine Into Old Bottles
How a lack of competition is destroying innovation in the Democratic Party
Sep 22 • 
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Weekly Roundup: Investment bans, data scarcity, and copyright laws
Aug 21, 2023 • Kelly Crawford
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Weekly Roundup: AI Generated CSAM Seems Unsolvable
Apr 29, 2024 • Kelly Crawford
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Reflections from Auschwitz
Aug 25 • Kelly Crawford
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More Than Collateral Damage: Civilian Casualties in a Technological War
Aug 12 • Kelly Crawford
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Weekly Roundup: Algorithms and the Market Place of Ideas
May 13, 2024 • Kelly Crawford
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Genetics, Protests, Immigration: How Data Rules Them All
Jun 16 • Kelly Crawford
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Roundup: How Everyone Else is Dealing with U.S.-China Tech Wars
A look at digital sovereignty, the confusing landscape of U.S. tech strategy, Google's antitrust win, and challenges to child privacy.
Sep 15 • 
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A Generation Unplugged
The Oversight Roundup: Behind the school phone bans, public data used for assassinations, and foreign influence in the AI age.
Sep 1 • 
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Reflections from Auschwitz
Evidence preservation in the technological age
Aug 25 • 
Kelly Crawford
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Roundup: America's State-run Capitalism Experiment
An overview of the H20 chip drama and the fallout for free markets. Plus, reproductive rights, ID verification laws, and Section 230 news.
Aug 18 • 
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More Than Collateral Damage: Civilian Casualties in a Technological War
How tech developments and changing war strategies are legitimizing the targeting of civilians
Aug 12 • 
Kelly Crawford
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The US-China Chip War Twist, AI Classrooms, and Africa's Airtime Economy
Some of July's big stories, overlooked stories, and random stories
Aug 4 • 
Kelly Crawford
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A[I] Day In The Life: Ava and the Algorithm
AI use and compliance for the tr[AI]ning specialist
Jul 28 • 
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Weekly Roundup: R&D Policy on Self-Destruct
Plus data sovereignty around the world and a U.S. litigation roundup
Jul 14 • 
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