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Jan 9, 2025 | 
marinij.com | Natalie Foster |Ganesh Sitaraman
While much of the coverage centered around safety components of the bill, and was ultimately vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, it advanced an important proposal that deserves continued attention. Hidden in the bill was “CalCompute,” a policy which would have established parts of the computing power driving AI development as a public resource, disrupting the lock tech giants have on this piece of technology.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
mercurynews.com | Natalie Foster |Ganesh Sitaraman
When California state Sen. Scott Wiener introduced the nation’s most ambitious AI safety bill last year, it became a flashpoint in the debate over how to govern artificial intelligence. Senate Bill 1047 caught the attention of tech billionaires, large corporations, Hollywood, researchers and the media for good reason — it aimed to establish some of the first guardrails for AI in America. While much of the coverage centered around safety components of the bill, which was ultimately vetoed by Gov.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
law.vanderbilt.edu | Ganesh Sitaraman
The Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation (VPA) is leading the way in research and policy recommendations on the governance of artificial intelligence. At the Third Annual Networks, Platforms & Utilities conference hosted by the VPA in June, the groundbreaking initiative was commended by FTC Chair Lina Khan for its impact on her work with the agency.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
benton.org | Ganesh Sitaraman
When it comes to tech companies, lawmakers often seem to be talking about different things at once. Sometimes lawmakers are angry that tech companies don’t take enough action to protect their users, saying companies need to be held liable for harms, particularly harms to children. At other times, they complain tech companies are taking too much action by unfairly excluding some users and content from social media.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
politico.com | Ganesh Sitaraman
In February, social media executives appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee in hearings focused on the harms that the platforms have done to children. Tech companies currently enjoy broad immunity from liability for content posted on their platforms thanks to a provision of federal law known as Section 230.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
politico.com | Ganesh Sitaraman |Natalie Foster
Opinion | How States Can Keep Big Tech from Dominating AIA handful of tech giants are poised to control AI. States like California and New York can do something about it. The states have an opportunity to play a role in preventing monopolization in the AI sector. | Olivier Morin/AFP via Getty ImagesGanesh Sitaraman is a professor of law at Vanderbilt University and director of the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
lpeproject.org | Zephyr Teachout |Ganesh Sitaraman |Ilyana Kuziemko |Nicolas Longuet Marx
Last week, the Supreme Court considered the critical question of how to analyze neutral government regulations of social media. Well, kind of. They did hear about two very different new laws in Florida and Texas that would limit how social media companies can operate. But during the four-and-a-half-hour legal argument, the Justices seemed to awaken, with some discomfort, to the fact that these cases did not comprise one question, but a vast universe of questions.
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Feb 26, 2024 | 
lpeproject.org | Morgan Ricks |Ganesh Sitaraman
This morning, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the most anticipated cases of the year for the future of regulating tech platforms, NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice, LLC. At the core of these two cases is whether Florida and Texas can regulate social media platforms, including by setting rules for content moderation and exclusion of users. Much of the debate about the case focuses on the First Amendment and whether the platforms are best analogized to publishers.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
lpeproject.org | Matthew Buck |Ganesh Sitaraman
“Flying is a miracle. . . . But flying is also miserable.” In the first page of his new book, Why Flying Is Miserable and How to Fix It, Vanderbilt law professor Ganesh Sitaraman sums up the often maddening experience of flying today. Travelers experience opaque prices, excruciating seats, and general disrespect, while the industry abandons smaller and mid-sized cities, squeezes its workers, and requires regular bailouts despite providing generous buybacks for shareholders.
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Jan 26, 2024 | 
economicliberties.us | William McGee |William Mcgee |Ganesh Sitaraman
Air travel in the United States suffers from serious problems. For passengers, the flying experience has become a source of frustration — from smaller seats and junk fees to delays and cancellations. Passenger fury is often taken out on airline and airport workers, some of whom are overworked and face unsafe conditions. Meanwhile, the industry itself is unhealthy. Boom-and-bust cycles are common, leading to bankruptcies and bailouts.
