Former FCC Chair Ajit Pai on net neutrality’s return — and why he hates it
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by Ajit Pai, steven overly
10h ago
The Federal Communications Commission will vote tomorrow to re-impose net neutrality, controversial regulations that require internet service providers to treat all websites equally. Ajit Pai is the former Republican FCC chair who took them away back in 2017. And he joins POLITICO Tech host Steven Overly to challenge Democrats’ reasons for bringing the rules back -- even as he says most Americans have moved on.  ..read more
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Inside the Chinese embassy’s quiet lobbying on TikTok
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by Hailey Fuchs, Steven Overly
5d ago
Officials from the Chinese embassy have been making the rounds on Capitol Hill as U.S. lawmakers weigh a forced sale of the video-sharing app TikTok. Reporter Hailey Fuchs joins POLITICO Tech host Steven Overly to explain what happened inside the meetings and how they could complicate TikTok’s own lobbying efforts.   ..read more
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‘Godzilla vs. Kong: AI Edition’: Talking net neutrality with a former FCC chair
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by tom wheeler, steven overly
1w ago
The Federal Communications Commission will vote next week to restore regulations that require internet service providers to treat websites equally, otherwise known as net neutrality. Tom Wheeler was the chair of the FCC the last time those rules were put in place. He joins POLITICO Tech host Steven Overly to talk about how artificial intelligence gives new life to this old policy battle ..read more
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This tax day, how AI is changing up the IRS
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by Dan Ho, steven overly
1w ago
Today, we’re talking taxes. Stanford law professor Dan Ho has been working with the IRS to figure out how machine learning and artificial intelligence can improve the agency -- including a study he led last year that found evidence of racial bias in its audits. On POLITICO Tech, host Steven Overly talks with Ho about using AI to root our human bias, and how the technology is changing up Tax Day ..read more
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The controversy around FISA, a key foreign surveillance law, explained
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by Steven Overly, Elizabeth Goistein
1w ago
The House is expected to vote on a key foreign surveillance law set to expire next week. The fight over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, has pit national security hawks who defend the government surveillance program against lawmakers who say it's been used to unlawfully spy on American citizens. Host Steven Overly unpacks the criticisms with Elizabeth Goistein, a former Capitol Hill attorney who now leads the Liberty and National Security Program at NYU’s Brennan Center for Justice ..read more
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A skeptic's guide to the new data privacy bill
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by Alfred Ng, Steven Overly
2w ago
There’s a new data privacy bill floating around Capitol Hill this week -- backed by the chairs of two powerful committees. And at first glance, it seems to have a lot of potential. But POLITICO Tech host Steven Overly and privacy reporter Alfred Ng discuss the sticking points that could cause the legislation to stall ..read more
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