Daniel Castro
Vice President at Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Director at Center for Data Innovation
VP @ITIFdc. Director @DataInnovation. Tech policy leader. Data enthusiast. AI advocate. Pro-copyright. Anti-SESTA. Champion of inclusive innovation.
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1 week ago |
itif.org | Daniel Castro
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank focused on advancing technological innovation and public policy, writes in strong support of the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) petition for waiver from 49 CFR §213.233(b) and (c).
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2 weeks ago |
datainnovation.org | Daniel Castro
As major retailers warn they’ll have to raise prices in response to President Trump’s tariffs, American consumers have been bracing for higher costs at checkout. But another, quieter threat to their wallets is emerging: a patchwork of state and local retail delivery fees that act as hidden taxes on everyday purchases. Without federal action, these fees could spread rapidly—making it more expensive for Americans to buy everything from groceries to school supplies.
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1 month ago |
itif.org | Daniel Castro
States are racing to regulate artificial intelligence, creating a patchwork of laws that threatens to slow innovation, drive up compliance costs, and undermine U.S. global competitiveness.
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1 month ago |
itif.org | Daniel Castro |Stephen Ezell
The Biden administration’s export control policy for AI chips has largely been a failure since day one. Yet, year after year, it has doubled down, attempting to plug various loopholes. The policy has now expanded to an almost comical extent—but the consequences are no joke. While the U.S. government is right to prevent U.S. companies from selling advanced AI technology to the Chinese military, cutting U.S. companies off from the entire Chinese market is a cure worse than the disease.
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1 month ago |
itif.org | Lawrence Jun Zhang |Daniel Castro
Canada faces a pivotal choice on artificial intelligence (AI): It can build on its world-class research and top-tier talent to stay at the forefront of the global AI economy, or it can risk squandering its early lead by prioritizing regulation over deployment. To preserve the early advantages earned through visionary research, homegrown expertise, and strategic investments, Canada must focus not just on developing AI but on putting it to use.
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Great piece by Dorothy Robyn on the need for structural reforms for U.S. air traffic control by separating operations from oversigh.: "Whereas in 1995 only four countries had separated ATC from the aviation-safety regulator, now more than 60 have done so..."
"Air-traffic control is a 24/7 high-tech operation trapped inside a regulatory agency," writes Dorothy Robyn: https://t.co/gOHjFthoCJ
Great example of using AI for good. "L.A. city and county building officials will use artificial intelligence to assist with permitting for rebuilding after January’s wildfires" https://t.co/8BXJo0RE5S
RT @DataInnovation: 📆TOMORROW, May 13 @ 3PM: Join us for new 2025 #polling on how Americans feel about #AI—& what it means for US policy.…
