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Leading experts discuss the pros and cons of government regulations and explain how they affect everyday life for Americans.

Deep Dive Episode 114 – Is Artificial Intelligence Biased? And What Should We Do About It?

May 29, 2020

It’s not hard to find patterns in AI decisions that have a disparate impact on protected groups. Is this bias?  And if so, whose? Stewart Baker, Curt Levey, and Nicholas Weaver discuss.

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Deep Dive Episode 113 – Executive Orders on Guidance: Implications and Next Steps

May 28, 2020

In this episode, experts discuss a 2019 executive order that imposed a series of restrictions and requirements on Federal agencies, and even included a requirement that agencies publish their guidance on the internet.

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Explainer Episode 14 – Options for Data Privacy Enforcement

May 22, 2020

How can data privacy enforcement provide clarity for businesses while protecting the public from harm? What might be the best enforcment options available to the FTC and state attorneys general going forward? Jennifer Huddleston and Ian Adams discuss.

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Deep Dive Episode 112 – FTC Hot Topics with Commissioner Christine Wilson: Regulatory Reform, Privacy, Antitrust, & Beyond

May 21, 2020

Please enjoy this recording of our May 18, 2020 fireside chat discussion on the Federal Trade Commission’s regulatory reform efforts, federal privacy legislation, and the future of antitrust law.

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Deep Dive Episode 111 – The Truth About the EPA’s Science Transparency Rule

May 15, 2020

Richard Belzer, Daren Bakst, and Adam White discuss a proposed rule that would require the EPA to make public important information underlying both significant regulatory actions and influential scientific information disseminated by the Agency.

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Deep Dive Episode 110 – Community Reinvestment Act: Remedy or Relic?

May 14, 2020

Mehrsa Baradaran and Diego Zuluaga discuss proposed reforms by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the FDIC and how those changes will affect the banking system and low- and moderate-income communities.

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Explainer Episode 13 – COVID-19 Contact-Tracing and Data Privacy

May 12, 2020

In this episode, Jennifer Huddleston and Brent Skorup discuss how contact-tracing might work here, what privacy concerns it might involve, and what it means for data privacy going forward.

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Deep Dive Episode 109 – Regulating by Consent Agreement: Examining FTC’s YouTube Settlement and Beyond

May 4, 2020

This episode explores FTC settlements and consent decrees, including the YouTube case and what it means for FTC enforcement going forward.

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Deep Dive Episode 108 – Regulating Home-Sharing and Home-Based Businesses

April 28, 2020

In this episode, Brooks Rainwater and Jon Riches discuss developments in state and local regulations surrounding home-sharing and home-based businesses. How do we balance safety and public goods with innovation and entrepreneurialism?

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Tech Roundup Episode 9 – COVID-19 and the Internet: A Conversation with Ajit Pai

April 27, 2020

In this episode, Ajit Pai joins Adam Theirer and Brent Skorup to discuss the principles driving the Federal Communications Commission in recent years, the “Keep Americans Connected” pledge, and how things have changed for the FCC in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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