The Center for Data Innovation conducts independent research and formulates public policies to enable data-driven innovation in the public and private sector.
Washington, DC
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Unlocking Indonesia’s AI potential requires policies that encourage innovation, strengthen digital trade, and create opportunities for economic growth.📈
Last week, ITIF President @castrotech joined the U.S.-Indonesia Digital Trade and AI Cooperation Forum, hosted by @USASEANBusiness, to discuss how Indonesia can foster an innovation-friendly AI ecosystem.
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AI could help bring back the dodo.
Colossal Biosciences is using AI to identify the genetic switches behind the extinct bird’s distinctive features, turning fragments of ancient DNA into new possibilities for genetic engineering.
AI for science offers enormous potential.
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Are fears of AI-driven human extinction overshadowing the risks of slowing innovation? 🤔
In an interview with @Chosun, ITIF President @castrotech explains why policymakers should focus on accelerating AI development while strengthening safety measures, rather than slowing technological progress.
🔗 Read the interview:
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Restricting high-skilled immigration doesn't just hurt foreign workers. It also limits American companies' access to global talent & threatens U.S. competitiveness.
As ITIF President @castrotech explains on @NDTV, attracting the world's best & brightest benefits American workers & businesses alike. ⤵️
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🚨 Growing opposition to data centers is putting billions in investment and millions of jobs at risk.
In 2026 alone, local opposition has reportedly led to the cancellation of $260 billion in planned U.S. data center investments...🧵
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AI & predictive analytics have the potential to transform how policymakers anticipate emerging challenges & make informed decisions. 🔎
At the 2026 STEPI Intelligence Dialogue in Seoul, South Korea, ITIF President @Castrotech discussed how these technologies can strengthen science & technology policymaking.
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Introducing ITIF’s EU Kids Act Bulletin—a new biweekly Substack tracking the latest EU regulatory developments on child online safety. 🇪🇺🚸
As negotiations over the KIDS ACT move forward, stay informed with timely policy updates, analysis, and insights into what these developments mean for the future of the Internet.
Subscribe here⤵️
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Have you kept up with the latest on how the EU plans to protect children online?
Our new fortnightly Substack from @ITIFdc tracks the latest developments in EU policy on child online safety—and what they mean for the future of the Internet, digital freedom, and online safety.
As negotiations over the KIDS ACT get underway, we'll be publishing a fortnightly round-up of regulatory developments and policy analyses.
Subscribe below – and give us a heads-up if you have analyses we should feature in the next edition!
eukidsact.substack.com/p/eu-…
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As negotiations over the KIDS ACT get underway, we'll be publishing a fortnightly round-up of regulatory developments and policy analyses.
Subscribe below – and give us a heads-up if you have analyses we should feature in the next edition!
eukidsact.substack.com/p/eu-…
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5/ Missed the conference or want to revisit a session?
Watch the full 2026 AR/VR Policy Conference ⤵️
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Last week, ITIF and @XRAssociation brought together policymakers and experts for the 2026 AR/VR Policy Conference to explore the policy issues shaping the future of immersive technology.
Here's a thread with a few highlights from the day. 🧵👇
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Another day, another "ban superintelligence" bill.
@RoKhanna introduced the "Human Control Over AI Act" to ban recursive self-improving AI models and create a federal licensing requirement for model training and deployment.
A few more details. ⤵️
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NVIDIA’s new "Open Agent Safety Platform" is a good example of how to pursue safety without slowdowns in AI.
In this case, build safety into the infrastructure itself, with continuous monitoring and real-time enforcement.
No need to restrict the development & deployment of AI.
Today, with over 100 industry partners, we introduced the NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform, bringing together OpenShell and Sentry.
Artificial intelligence is extraordinary technology that will advance discovery, productivity, security, health, and prosperity for generations to come.
But its full promise can only be realized when people have confidence that AI is being built to be safe and deployed with wisdom and responsibility.
This is bigger than a single product. It's the beginning of an open ecosystem to build the trust layer for safe agent systems.
Together, we are building the foundation of the AI economy.
Trust and innovation are not in conflict. Safety is how trust is earned. We must build not only the most capable AI, but the most trusted AI, so that this extraordinary technology can realize its enormous promise for the world. nvda.ws/4hcoq7m
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The EU AI Act may be a European regulation, but its costs won’t stop at Europe’s borders.
U.S. firms supply many of the AI models and systems used across the EU, exposing them to significant compliance costs and potential fines.
A simpler approach could better support innovation on both sides of the Atlantic...🧵
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Communities have reasonable concerns about the electricity, water, noise, and costs associated with data centers. But blanket bans and moratoriums aren’t the answer.
President @castrotech explains how the United States can build the infrastructure needed for AI while ensuring data centers are developed responsibly.
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The biggest risk from AI may not be that it becomes too powerful.
It may be that we become so anxious about AI that we abandon the economic freedoms that made America a technological superpower.
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AI safety matters. So does AI progress.
The real challenge is building systems that become more capable and more reliable over time.
Putting the brakes on AI development would also slow the very research, testing, and deployment that can make AI safer.
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How can lawmakers make AI chatbots safer for kids without limiting their benefits?🤔
Policy Analyst @alexitif breaks down 5 steps policymakers can take—from empowering parents and improving digital literacy to targeted safeguards, transparency, and continued research. ⬇️
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📣 We're excited to welcome @patrickgrady_ to the ITIF team as Head of EU Tech Policy!
Based in Brussels, Patrick brings expertise in EU digital and technology policy and will help strengthen ITIF’s work in shaping the transatlantic tech policy debate.
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As the House prepares to vote on legislation aimed at protecting ratepayers from data center costs, the broader debate over AI infrastructure is only growing.
As @castrotech explains, data centers are the factories of the AI economy.
If America wants to lead in AI, the question isn’t whether to build them—it’s how to build them responsibly while protecting consumers and ensuring communities benefit. 👇