The Dynamist
Episodes
LIVE: AI & the Creator Economy: Dark Age or Digital Renaissance? w/Laurent Crenshaw, Sy Damle, Ashkhen Kazaryan & Patrick Blumenthal
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Remarkable improvements in artificial intelligence are forcing us to reassess our government, our economy, and ourselves. Boosters see an opportunity ...
Chip Wars, China, & Compute Governance w/ Onni Aarne & Erich Grunewald
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recently, the Biden Administration announced further restrictions on the types of semiconductors that American companies sell to China. The move is ai...
When Washington Works w/ Santi Ruiz
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's an old trope that nothing gets done in Washington. The city is filled with some of the brightest minds in the country looking to tackle massive c...
Is Net Neutrality Headed to the Supreme Court? w/ Tom Johnson
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recently FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced her intent to bring back net neutrality regulation. It’s hard to believe it’s been six years...
Is Big Tech a Government Actor? w/ Ben Sperry
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The White House and the state of Missouri are in a court battle over whether the Biden Administration crossed the line in trying to influence social m...
Second-Class Digital Citizens w/ Brian Chau
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are the citizens of the EU at risk of becoming second-class digital citizens? It’s well known at this point that Europe doesn’t have its own versi...
TikTok with Wings?: Chinese Drones and National Security w/ Lars Schönander
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are Chinese drones a security threat? Not the kind that drop bombs, but the ones you might see at the beach or a major sporting event—used to take a...
Europe Gatekeeps the Gatekeepers w/ Luke Hogg
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The European Union has designated six Big Tech companies as "gatekeepers" to the Internet—Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and ByteDance (T...
Virtual Reality Check w/ Juan Londoño
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been seven years since Pokemon Go introduced augmented reality to the masses and caused a global craze. Since then, consumers have used a slew ...
Do American Elites Make China Stronger? w/ Isaac Stone Fish
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tension between China and the U.S. is arguably at the highest it has been since President Nixon began normalizing relations decades ago. Yet, despite ...
Can the Economy Have Your Attention, Please? w/ Scott Wallsten
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the saying goes, “if the service is free, you are the product.” In the social media age, many companies don't compete for our money, but for ou...
Faith in the Algorithm w/ Nathan Leamer
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if your rabbi used ChatGPT to write a sermon? What if you asked a faith-based chat bot to help you with bible study? The proliferation of AI tech...
Did Google Monopolize Ad-Tech? w/ Mark Meador
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Google is facing legal challenges that could strike at the heart of the company’s advertising business, which accounts for 80 percent of its global ...
AI-pocalypse Now? w/ Perry Metzger & Jon Askonas
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will artificial intelligence spell the end of humanity? The concept has been implanted in American culture through dystopian phenomena like Terminator...
Can European Data Cross the Pond? w/ Caitlin Fennessy
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can tech companies send data about European Union citizens across the Atlantic? According to a new framework, the answer is yes. Recently, the EU form...
How to Wrangle the Administrative State w/ Satya Thallam & Dan Lips
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How much does U.S. regulation really cost Americans and the economy? A new report from FAI found that, in 2022 alone, agencies issued more than more t...
The SEC Won’t Let Crypto Be w/ Thomas Hogan
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The feds, via the SEC, are cracking down on Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, essentially calling it an illegal operation. Pr...
Europe’s Tech Tug of War w/ Yael Ossowski
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The question has become cliche: Why doesn’t Europe have “Big Tech” companies? Critics of the European Union’s approach to tech regulation say ...
Elections are so…Meta? w/ Katie Harbath
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the 2024 election shaping up to be a digital bloodbath, social media platforms like Facebook will continue to be an electoral lightning rod in th...
Will Robot Drake Kill Copyright? w/ Daniel Takash
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In April, an anonymous TikToker released a song, “Heart on my Sleeve,” that was listened to by millions of people before being taken down by vario...
Bytes of the Apple in China w/ Geoff Cain
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recently, Apple CEO Tim Cook traveled to Beijing where he praised China for the country’s “rapid innovation” and celebrated the longstanding and...
Can Congress Modernize with AI? w/ Luke Hogg
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Congress seems to be in a mad rush to regulate artificial intelligence, determined not to repeat what many legislators see as the mistake of letting s...
Twitter Ruffles Feathers in Turkey w/ Nathan Leamer
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk has called himself a “free speech absolutist,” but a recent decision to censor certain content on Twitter ahead of an election casts dou...
Who Pays for the Internet? w/ Roslyn Layton
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Almost everyone agrees that an Internet connection is essential for full participation in modern American life. That’s why our government is spendin...
Sowing Discord with State Secrets w/ Jon Askonas
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While it didn’t get the attention of the Edward Snowden leaks, a recent dump of classified information on a video game chat server has been describe...
Can Bluesky Fix The Twitter Blues? w/ Paul Bohm
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Politicians gripe constantly about Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and their ilk. Two years ago, then-CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey pitched Congress that a l...
Rebranding Lincoln Network w/ Grace Meyer
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Evan interviews Foundation for American's COO Grace Meyer on Lincoln Network's rebrand to the Foundation for American Innovation. Check out our new w...
Is AI Moving Too Fast? w/ Sam Hammond
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial intelligence is all the rage these days. The large language model ChatGPT reached over 100 million users in record time, and AI is growing ...
TikTok and the First Amendment w/ Joel Thayer
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the headaches for TikTok pile up in Washington, the embattled social media platform and its supporters are arguing that a ban on the app would viol...
Keeping Up with the Jones Act Pt. II w/ Colin Grabow
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a prior episode, Gabriela Rodriguez of American Compass argued that the Jones Act, a law aimed at supporting the U.S. ship building should be refor...
TikTok on the Clock w/ Brendan Carr
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, TikTok CEO Shou Chew appeared before the House Energy and Commerce Committee for a marathon hearing focused on national security and other ...
Digital Strangers: How Web3 May Reshape Online Privacy w/ Luke Hogg
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For many, their first thought about blockchain or cryptocurrency has to do with crime, scams, or the infamous meltdown of FTX. But the implications of...
Keeping Up with the Jones Act w/ Gabriela Rodriguez
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Most people don’t think about global shipping and supply chains until a crisis spotlights these issues—from the hurricanes in Puerto Rico to the C...
Is Software Licensing in the Cloud Unfair? w/ Ryan Triplette
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For years, businesses have been “moving to the cloud.” Instead of relying on servers and hardware located at offices, companies are increasingly u...
The Geopolitics of our Energy Future w/ Alec Stapp
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing war put energy policy in the global spotlight. The dependence of European nations like Germany on Russ...
Big Business Cop Drama w/ Matt Stoller
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There's turmoil at the Federal Trade Commission—the agency charged with protecting consumers and one of two agencies that deal with antitrust issues...
The Cyber State of the Union w/ Shane Tews
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cyber attacks are on the rise, but this will come as no surprise to most Americans. It seems the news is always full of stories about a major data bre...
Social Media: Firehose, Filter Bubble, or Book Club? w/ Richard Reisman
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The debate over whether and how to regulate social media has been boiling for years. The Supreme Court may have the final say, but will a ruling addre...
Can Republicans Offer an Alternative to ESG? w/ Julius Krein
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Environmental, social, and governance,” better known as ESG, has been a major topic of discussion in the business world. Proponents of ESG praise...
Can the U.S. Make the Internet Freer? w/ Dan Lips
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is the Internet a force for freedom, or a tool for dictators to oppress their people? The answer largely depends on where you live in the world. For d...
The Future of Online (Free?) Speech w/ Brendan Carr
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Note: This episode was recorded prior to the completion of Elon Musk's Twitter takeover. There are few debates in tech policy as heated as the debate...
ByteDance with the Devil w/ Geoff Cain
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re the parent of a teenager, you might lament the hours they spend scrolling through videos on TikTok. But other than being a time suck, it...
Make America Dynamist Again w/ Zach Graves
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is dynamism? The dictionary will tell you, “the quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.” But aside from being an SA...