US leadership in technology and science has been a key contributor fueling American prosperity. However, the nation is facing growing global competition, relatively weak public investment, a potentially more rapid and more complex innovation cycle, and ominous signs that policymakers are at a loss for how to modernize rules and approaches that can support innovation while protecting consumers and competition. CED undertakes research to guide the urgent action required to help secure the US’s continuing place as the hub for innovation and development while ensuring all Americans benefit from advances in technology and science.
This Solutions Brief explores the need for AI guardrails in the US to assure businesses and consumers of AI’s safety and fortify US competitiveness.
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A national AI framework must promote safety, security, and innovation.
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Debt matters, and these much-needed solutions can restore the US debt-to-GDP ratio to a sustainable 70 percent.
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Infographic of three public policy recommendations for US in 2023
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Infographic: A road map for a sustainable clean energy transition
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Almost two years after the COVID-19 pandemic plunged the United States and the world into economic and social disruption, the nation is recovering.
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This Solutions Brief puts the budget reconciliation process into the context of the nation’s serious ongoing budget problem, and concludes that significant revision…
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Produced by the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED), this infographic details the multiple, severe deficiencies in America’s infrastruc…
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Produced by the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED), this infographic details the current state of broadband access in America, revealing the…
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