May 2025

Abstract Proponents of U.S. online safety legislation frequently argue that the costs of inaction outweigh whatever negative consequences might arise from altering the status quo. This position does not account for the full range of industry and multistakeholder initiatives that have developed, enabled by the First Amendment and Section 230, to contend with harmful content. […]

Abstract We are amidst a significant shift in how companies price their products and services. A rapidly increasing number of firms use pricing algorithms to recommend or determine prices. Like many technological transitions, the widespread adoption of pricing algorithms can raise important questions and implicate significant tradeoffs. There are three core competitive scenarios around algorithmic

Abstract Sharenting—a portmanteau of “share” and “parenting”—occurs when parents use social media to share aspects of their children’s lives by posting messages, photographs, and videos that convey personal information about their children. While sharenting can help parents stay connected and share aspects of their life with others, it can also present a genuine threat to

Abstract “We believe that AI will be about individual empowerment and agency at a scale that we’ve never seen before, and that will elevate humanity. . .”[1] – Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI (2023) To date, public policy debates over artificial intelligence (AI)—from the EU AI Act, to the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on AI, to the Bletchley

Abstract As many countries move towards regulating to restrict big tech, there is corresponding debate on how such regulations are assertions of digital sovereignty – and whether such assertions of sovereignty are useful or harmful. However, the use of technology in the administrative state – for government functions and services – can have as much

Abstract Broadband infrastructure is poised to expand in the next five years. With the influx of federal funding, hopeful states (including Colorado) are bringing the last unconnected residences online. However, there are several potential issues the state should consider. While private providers may be able to build out the infrastructure, the lack of business incentive