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Emerging Technology
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Policy Memo
Using Targeted Industrial Policy to Address National Security Implications of Chinese Chips

In an industry with such high fixed costs, the Chinese state’s subsidization gives such firms a great advantage and imperils U.S. competitiveness and national security. To curtail Chinese legacy chip dominance, the United States should weaponize its monopoly on electronic design automation software.

02.04.25 | 17 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
An “Open Foundational” Chip Design Standard and Buyers’ Group to Create a Strategic Microelectronics Reserve

The technical advances fueled by leading-edge nodes are vital to our long-term competitiveness, but they too rely on legacy devices.

02.03.25 | 9 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Blank Checks for Black Boxes: Bring AI Governance to Competitive Grants

To tackle AI risks in grant spending, grant-making agencies should adopt trustworthy AI practices in their grant competitions and start enforcing them against reckless grantees.

01.30.25 | 9 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Fighting Fakes and Liars’ Dividends: We Need To Build a National Digital Content Authentication Technologies Research Ecosystem

As people become less able to distinguish between what is real and what is fake, it has become easier than ever to be misled by synthetic content, whether by accident or with malicious intent. This makes advancing alternative countermeasures, such as technical solutions, more vital than ever before. 

01.17.25 | 12 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Supporting Federal Decision Making through Participatory Technology Assessment

The next administration should establish a Participatory Technology Assessment unit to ensure federal S&T decisions benefit society.

01.16.25 | 12 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
An Agenda for Ensuring Child Safety in the AI Era

AI is transforming how children learn and live, and policymakers, industry, and educators owe it to the next generation to set in place a responsible policy that embraces this new technology while at the same time ensuring all children’s well-being, privacy, and safety is respected.

01.12.25 | 10 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
A Peer Support Service Integrated Into the 988 Lifeline

A peer support option should be integrated into the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline so that 988 service users can choose to connect with specialists based on a shared lived experience.

01.12.25 | 10 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Antitrust in the AI Era: Strengthening Enforcement Against Emerging Anticompetitive Behavior

Given the rapid pace of AI advancement, a proactive effort triumphs over a reactive one. To protect consumers, workers, and the economy more broadly, it is imperative that the FTC and DOJ adapt their enforcement strategies to meet the complexities of the AI era.

01.10.25 | 8 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Clearing the Path for New Uses for Generic Drugs

To encourage greater adoption of generic drugs in clinical practice the FDA should implement a dedicated regulatory pathway for non-manufacturers to seek approval of new indications for repurposed generic drugs.

01.09.25 | 16 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
A National Guidance Platform for AI Acquisition

By leveraging its substantial purchasing power responsibly, the government can encourage high-quality, inclusive AI solutions that address diverse citizen needs while setting a strong precedent for innovation and accountability.

01.08.25 | 10 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
An Innovation Agenda for Addiction: Breakthrough Medicines That Scale

The federal government should expand the FDA’s priority review voucher program and provide market exclusivity advantages to encourage the development of medications for addiction.

01.06.25 | 7 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Restoring U.S. Leadership in Manufacturing

Declining U.S. manufacturing has sharply curtailed a key path to the middle class for those with high school educations or less, thereby exacerbating income inequality nationwide. The United States can address many of these problems through concerted efforts in advanced manufacturing.

01.03.25 | 29 min read
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