The Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School is a leader in the study of the law and policy around the Internet and other emerging technologies.
Of Interest
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Fireside Chat: All about Section 230, the EARN IT Act, and What They Mean for Free Speech and Encryption (Past Event)
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A Brave New World: The Future of Tech Regulation (Past Event)
Big technology companies have changed daily life across the globe, making us more connected, more efficient, and more mobile. But critics accuse them of violating privacy rights, engaging in anti-competitive behavior, and contributing to our election crises with lax policies on political ads and the spread of disinformation. As a result, the call for them to be more effectively regulated has grown louder in recent years and multiple antitrust investigations have been initiated to review tech market power. What would regulation of technology companies look like? Read more about A Brave New World: The Future of Tech Regulation
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The law & politics of cyberattack attribution (Past Event)
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Are We Already Living in a Tech Dystopia?
"People should no more believe in dystopia than utopia. The fact is that technology has changed the world for so many for so long for the better—from reduction of disease to extending life to increased food and health—that to dismiss those gains is just know-nothingism. As with all technological advances, not everyone shares equally in the gains or benefits in the same way, and some may even experience disproportionately negative impacts, but that does not diminish the overall societal value of the advancements. Read more about Are We Already Living in a Tech Dystopia?
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DoD Needs New Policies, Ethics For Brain-Computer Links (Jacked-In Troops?)
"“It’s good to put attention on this emerging subject, since what’s been science fiction is now becoming reality,” Patrick Lin, a philosophy professor at California Polytechnic State University, and a member of the Center for a New American Security’s Task Force on AI and National Security, said in an email. Read more about DoD Needs New Policies, Ethics For Brain-Computer Links (Jacked-In Troops?)
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Are We Already Living in a Tech Dystopia?
People should no more believe in dystopia than utopia. The fact is that technology has changed the world for so many for so long for the better—from reduction of disease to extending life to increased food and health—that to dismiss those gains is just know-nothingism. As with all technological advances, not everyone shares equally in the gains or benefits in the same way, and some may even experience disproportionately negative impacts, but that does not diminish the overall societal value of the advancements. Read more about Are We Already Living in a Tech Dystopia?
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A Dogfight Renews Concerns About AI's Lethal Potential
"“One wonders if the vision of a rapid, overwhelming, swarm-like robotics technology is really consistent with a human being in the loop,” says Ryan Calo, a professor at the University of Washington. Read more about A Dogfight Renews Concerns About AI's Lethal Potential
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Amazon and FedEx Push to Put Delivery Robots on Your Sidewalk
"Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor who studies emerging tech, says the bills don’t mean you’ll wake up tomorrow to an Amazon robot knocking on your door. Instead, he says, they reflect “the recognition by well-positioned companies with capable national and in some cases in-state lobbying operations that now is the right time to shape favorable legislation on this topic, before everyone starts talking about it.” Companies often want to create “legal certainty,” he says, to give themselves more flexibility as they develop and start using new tech." Read more about Amazon and FedEx Push to Put Delivery Robots on Your Sidewalk
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On Encrypted Messaging Platforms (Past Event)
Join the Cyber Policy Center on August 26th, at 10 a.m. pacific time, for a look how governments around the world are pushing to ban strong encryption. The talk will feature speakers Sam Woolley, Riana Pfefferkorn and Mathew Baum as they explore the different policy issues being used by governments to justify their agendas. This event is open to the public, but registration is required.
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