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$36B drone plan echoes Ukraine, may not map onto U.S. Army

May 1, 2025

James Rogers, executive director of Cornell University’s Tech Policy Institute, says the common narrative is that every nation-state should rapidly adopt drones to stay competitive in future conflicts. 

Foreign Policy
Washington D.C.
Law, Government & Public Policy

Cutting CHIPS funding could be ‘politically challenging’ for some GOP lawmakers

March 5, 2025

President Donald Trump delivered his sharpest rebuke yet of the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act in his joint address to Congress, telling lawmakers to “get rid” of the law.

science

What’s next for TikTok? Cornell expert on possible paths forward

January 17, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law that would effectively ban TikTok in the United States. 

Law and Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy

TikTok heading to SCOTUS: ‘Constitutional freedoms vs national security’

December 18, 2024

The Supreme Court said it would take up TikTok's appeal challenging a federal law that could ban the popular social media app by next month.

Law, Government & Public Policy

TikTok in ‘increasingly desperate’ situation

December 9, 2024

TikTok has asked a federal appeals court to bar the Biden administration from enforcing a law that could lead to a ban of the app until the Supreme Court reviews the case.

Law and Policy

OpenAI restructuring ‘natural consequence’ of AI arms race

September 26, 2024

OpenAI is reportedly working on a plan to restructure its core business into a for-profit benefit corporation that will no longer be controlled by its non-profit board. The news comes after longtime chief technology officer Mira Murati announced she was departing the company.

Law, Government & Public Policy
Economics and Business

Cornell experts on TikTok court appearance, potential ban, creator impact

September 16, 2024

TikTok appeared in federal court on Monday, aiming to block a new law that will ban the popular video app in the United States early next year. 

Law, Government & Public Policy

OpenAI board may have won the battle – but lost the war

November 20, 2023

Former Twitch leader Emmett Shear is taking over as OpenAI’s interim chief executive following a chaotic weekend of changes at the company. 

Computing & Information Sciences

Cornell expert on Google disclosure for AI in election ads

September 7, 2023

Starting in November, Google will require political ads to label the use of artificial intelligence.

Law and Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy

TikTok fines ‘a potentially fruitful alternative’ to bans or lack of regulation

April 4, 2023

Sarah Kreps is a professor of government and director of the Tech Policy Institute at Cornell where she researches the intersection of international politics, technology and national security. She says fines offer another regulatory avenue to rein in TikTok. 

Cornell Tech
Law and Policy
Cybersecurity
Economics and Business