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Starting now in Washington, DC📍
Leaders from government, industry, & civil society convene to advance multilateral AI partnerships in a pre-summit event we're hosting with The Dialogue ahead of the 2026 India AI Impact Summit.
Leaders from government, industry, & civil society convene to advance multilateral AI partnerships in a pre-summit event we're hosting with The Dialogue ahead of the 2026 India AI Impact Summit.
January 20, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Starting now in Washington, DC📍
Leaders from government, industry, & civil society convene to advance multilateral AI partnerships in a pre-summit event we're hosting with The Dialogue ahead of the 2026 India AI Impact Summit.
Leaders from government, industry, & civil society convene to advance multilateral AI partnerships in a pre-summit event we're hosting with The Dialogue ahead of the 2026 India AI Impact Summit.
📢 TOMMORROW, Jan 20 at 12 PM ET:
Join us & The Dialogue for a D.C. pre-summit convening focused on closing the global AI divide through stronger multilateral partnerships ahead of the 2026 India AI Impact Summit.
Free registration👇
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Advancing Multilateral AI Partnerships: A Pre-Summit Event for 2026 AI Impact Summit
Ahead of the 2026 AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, the Center for Data Innovation and The Dialogue are convening an official pre-summit event, sponsored by Google, in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2026.The India AI Impact Summit is a global summit that seeks to move AI cooperation beyond high-l
datainnovation.org
January 19, 2026 at 7:25 PM
📢 TOMMORROW, Jan 20 at 12 PM ET:
Join us & The Dialogue for a D.C. pre-summit convening focused on closing the global AI divide through stronger multilateral partnerships ahead of the 2026 India AI Impact Summit.
Free registration👇
vist.ly/4nedt
📢 Next Tuesday, Jan 20 @ 12 PM ET:
How can AI cooperation move from principles to real-world impact?
Join us and The Dialogue in Washington, D.C., for a pre-summit discussion, sponsored by Google, feeding directly into the 2026 India AI Impact Summit.
Details + registration ⬇️
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How can AI cooperation move from principles to real-world impact?
Join us and The Dialogue in Washington, D.C., for a pre-summit discussion, sponsored by Google, feeding directly into the 2026 India AI Impact Summit.
Details + registration ⬇️
vist.ly/4mmib
Advancing Multilateral AI Partnerships: A Pre-Summit Event for 2026 AI Impact Summit
Ahead of the 2026 AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, the Center for Data Innovation and The Dialogue are convening an official pre-summit event, sponsored by Google, in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2026.The India AI Impact Summit is a global summit that seeks to move AI cooperation beyond high-l
datainnovation.org
January 13, 2026 at 4:33 PM
📢 Next Tuesday, Jan 20 @ 12 PM ET:
How can AI cooperation move from principles to real-world impact?
Join us and The Dialogue in Washington, D.C., for a pre-summit discussion, sponsored by Google, feeding directly into the 2026 India AI Impact Summit.
Details + registration ⬇️
vist.ly/4mmib
How can AI cooperation move from principles to real-world impact?
Join us and The Dialogue in Washington, D.C., for a pre-summit discussion, sponsored by Google, feeding directly into the 2026 India AI Impact Summit.
Details + registration ⬇️
vist.ly/4mmib
New York claims its new AI safety law aligns with California’s framework.
But beneath the surface, the RAISE Act introduces rules that diverge sharply—creating a patchwork that threatens national coherence in AI regulation.
Hodan Omaar's latest:
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But beneath the surface, the RAISE Act introduces rules that diverge sharply—creating a patchwork that threatens national coherence in AI regulation.
Hodan Omaar's latest:
vist.ly/4kwtc
January 7, 2026 at 7:03 PM
New York claims its new AI safety law aligns with California’s framework.
But beneath the surface, the RAISE Act introduces rules that diverge sharply—creating a patchwork that threatens national coherence in AI regulation.
Hodan Omaar's latest:
vist.ly/4kwtc
But beneath the surface, the RAISE Act introduces rules that diverge sharply—creating a patchwork that threatens national coherence in AI regulation.
Hodan Omaar's latest:
vist.ly/4kwtc
🗓️Tuesday, Jan 20 @ 12 PM ET:
Ahead of the #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026, join us & The Dialogue in Washington, D.C. for an in-person pre-summit event on advancing multilateral AI partnerships & closing the global AI divide.
Free registration⤵️
vist.ly/4kvjc
Ahead of the #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026, join us & The Dialogue in Washington, D.C. for an in-person pre-summit event on advancing multilateral AI partnerships & closing the global AI divide.
Free registration⤵️
vist.ly/4kvjc
Advancing Multilateral AI Partnerships: A Pre-Summit Event for 2026 AI Impact Summit
Ahead of the 2026 AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, the Center for Data Innovation and The Dialogue are convening an official pre-summit event in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 2026.The India AI Impact Summit is a global summit that seeks to move AI cooperation beyond high-level principles toward
datainnovation.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:53 PM
🗓️Tuesday, Jan 20 @ 12 PM ET:
Ahead of the #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026, join us & The Dialogue in Washington, D.C. for an in-person pre-summit event on advancing multilateral AI partnerships & closing the global AI divide.
Free registration⤵️
vist.ly/4kvjc
Ahead of the #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026, join us & The Dialogue in Washington, D.C. for an in-person pre-summit event on advancing multilateral AI partnerships & closing the global AI divide.
Free registration⤵️
vist.ly/4kvjc
Europe’s ePrivacy reforms aim to ease cookie consent fatigue, but their modest tweaks arrive too late & leave the outdated opt-in model—& the friction it creates—largely intact.
Daniel Castro's latest👇
https://datainnovation.org/2025/12/europes-eprivacy-reforms-come-too-late-and-go-too-small/
Daniel Castro's latest👇
https://datainnovation.org/2025/12/europes-eprivacy-reforms-come-too-late-and-go-too-small/
December 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Europe’s ePrivacy reforms aim to ease cookie consent fatigue, but their modest tweaks arrive too late & leave the outdated opt-in model—& the friction it creates—largely intact.
Daniel Castro's latest👇
https://datainnovation.org/2025/12/europes-eprivacy-reforms-come-too-late-and-go-too-small/
Daniel Castro's latest👇
https://datainnovation.org/2025/12/europes-eprivacy-reforms-come-too-late-and-go-too-small/
President Trump’s latest AI executive order sends a clear message: the U.S. needs a cohesive national framework—not a patchwork of state laws—to stay competitive.
Read our full statement⤵️
https://datainnovation.org/2025/12/the-white-house-ai-order-sends-the-right-message-on-fragmented-state-laws/
Read our full statement⤵️
https://datainnovation.org/2025/12/the-white-house-ai-order-sends-the-right-message-on-fragmented-state-laws/
December 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
President Trump’s latest AI executive order sends a clear message: the U.S. needs a cohesive national framework—not a patchwork of state laws—to stay competitive.
Read our full statement⤵️
https://datainnovation.org/2025/12/the-white-house-ai-order-sends-the-right-message-on-fragmented-state-laws/
Read our full statement⤵️
https://datainnovation.org/2025/12/the-white-house-ai-order-sends-the-right-message-on-fragmented-state-laws/
The U.S. can’t lead in AI if every state writes its own rules.
Federal preemption creates a single, clear framework that protects consumers, supports innovation, and keeps America competitive.
Daniel Castro answers 15 FAQs showing why common objections don’t hold up.👇
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Federal preemption creates a single, clear framework that protects consumers, supports innovation, and keeps America competitive.
Daniel Castro answers 15 FAQs showing why common objections don’t hold up.👇
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November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The U.S. can’t lead in AI if every state writes its own rules.
Federal preemption creates a single, clear framework that protects consumers, supports innovation, and keeps America competitive.
Daniel Castro answers 15 FAQs showing why common objections don’t hold up.👇
vist.ly/4fy5s
Federal preemption creates a single, clear framework that protects consumers, supports innovation, and keeps America competitive.
Daniel Castro answers 15 FAQs showing why common objections don’t hold up.👇
vist.ly/4fy5s
President Trump’s new Genesis Mission marks a major national effort to accelerate scientific discovery with AI.
The Center's Hodan Omaar highlights the unified push to speed breakthroughs that strengthen U.S. prosperity, security, and public benefit.
Full statement:
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The Center's Hodan Omaar highlights the unified push to speed breakthroughs that strengthen U.S. prosperity, security, and public benefit.
Full statement:
vist.ly/4fwyr
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
President Trump’s new Genesis Mission marks a major national effort to accelerate scientific discovery with AI.
The Center's Hodan Omaar highlights the unified push to speed breakthroughs that strengthen U.S. prosperity, security, and public benefit.
Full statement:
vist.ly/4fwyr
The Center's Hodan Omaar highlights the unified push to speed breakthroughs that strengthen U.S. prosperity, security, and public benefit.
Full statement:
vist.ly/4fwyr
🚨STARTING NOW:
Join us for an expert panel discussion on how workplace tech—like wearables, sensors, and automation—can improve safety, health, and productivity, and the policies needed to support adoption.
Watch here👇
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Join us for an expert panel discussion on how workplace tech—like wearables, sensors, and automation—can improve safety, health, and productivity, and the policies needed to support adoption.
Watch here👇
vist.ly/4fbph
Improving Workplaces With Data and Technology
Data-rich technology is reshaping workplaces across industries—from factories and logistics centers to offices and hospitals. Wearable health monitors, environmental sensors, and automated tracking systems can protect workers from injury, reduce fatigue, and enhance overall workplace experience and
datainnovation.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🚨STARTING NOW:
Join us for an expert panel discussion on how workplace tech—like wearables, sensors, and automation—can improve safety, health, and productivity, and the policies needed to support adoption.
Watch here👇
vist.ly/4fbph
Join us for an expert panel discussion on how workplace tech—like wearables, sensors, and automation—can improve safety, health, and productivity, and the policies needed to support adoption.
Watch here👇
vist.ly/4fbph
📆TOMORROW, Nov 20, 10 AM EST:
Workplace tech shouldn’t just be about surveillance fears.
Join us as our virtual expert panel discusses how balanced policies can help workers benefit from health monitors, environmental sensors, and automation.
Register below:
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Workplace tech shouldn’t just be about surveillance fears.
Join us as our virtual expert panel discusses how balanced policies can help workers benefit from health monitors, environmental sensors, and automation.
Register below:
vist.ly/4f7x5
Improving Workplaces With Data and Technology
Data-rich technology is reshaping workplaces across industries—from factories and logistics centers to offices and hospitals. Wearable health monitors, environmental sensors, and automated tracking systems can protect workers from injury, reduce fatigue, and enhance overall workplace experience and
datainnovation.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
📆TOMORROW, Nov 20, 10 AM EST:
Workplace tech shouldn’t just be about surveillance fears.
Join us as our virtual expert panel discusses how balanced policies can help workers benefit from health monitors, environmental sensors, and automation.
Register below:
vist.ly/4f7x5
Workplace tech shouldn’t just be about surveillance fears.
Join us as our virtual expert panel discusses how balanced policies can help workers benefit from health monitors, environmental sensors, and automation.
Register below:
vist.ly/4f7x5
The EU’s new Digital Omnibus aims to simplify digital rules, but unless it confronts its flawed regulatory model, Europe will keep tweaking at the margins instead of enabling true digital innovation.
Read our full statement⤵️
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Read our full statement⤵️
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November 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The EU’s new Digital Omnibus aims to simplify digital rules, but unless it confronts its flawed regulatory model, Europe will keep tweaking at the margins instead of enabling true digital innovation.
Read our full statement⤵️
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Read our full statement⤵️
vist.ly/4f76s
French President Macron & German Chancellor Merz called for greater European Digital Sovereignty at today’s Franco-German Summit.
Our statement:
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Our statement:
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November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
French President Macron & German Chancellor Merz called for greater European Digital Sovereignty at today’s Franco-German Summit.
Our statement:
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Our statement:
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The AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act sounds like a step toward transparency—but its vague criteria could create confusion, mislead policymakers, & stigmatize AI adoption.
Our latest commentary:
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Our latest commentary:
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November 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act sounds like a step toward transparency—but its vague criteria could create confusion, mislead policymakers, & stigmatize AI adoption.
Our latest commentary:
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Our latest commentary:
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Senator Blackburn claims Google’s AI defamed her and showed political bias—but the facts tell a different story.
Oversight matters, but shutting down innovation isn’t the answer.
Daniel Castro explains:
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Oversight matters, but shutting down innovation isn’t the answer.
Daniel Castro explains:
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November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Senator Blackburn claims Google’s AI defamed her and showed political bias—but the facts tell a different story.
Oversight matters, but shutting down innovation isn’t the answer.
Daniel Castro explains:
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Oversight matters, but shutting down innovation isn’t the answer.
Daniel Castro explains:
vist.ly/4eh5u
The EU shouldn’t block capable firms from competing in financial data services.
The success of the Financial Data Access (FiDA) framework depends on fair access, innovation, and consumer choice—not protectionism.
Policy Analyst Matthew Kilcoyne's latest:
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The success of the Financial Data Access (FiDA) framework depends on fair access, innovation, and consumer choice—not protectionism.
Policy Analyst Matthew Kilcoyne's latest:
vist.ly/4dd3s
November 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The EU shouldn’t block capable firms from competing in financial data services.
The success of the Financial Data Access (FiDA) framework depends on fair access, innovation, and consumer choice—not protectionism.
Policy Analyst Matthew Kilcoyne's latest:
vist.ly/4dd3s
The success of the Financial Data Access (FiDA) framework depends on fair access, innovation, and consumer choice—not protectionism.
Policy Analyst Matthew Kilcoyne's latest:
vist.ly/4dd3s
📆 Nov. 20 @ 10 AM EST:
Sensors, wearables, and automation can make jobs safer & healthier—but outdated policies hold innovation back.
Join our expert panel to explore how data can improve worker safety & experience.
🔗 Register:
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Sensors, wearables, and automation can make jobs safer & healthier—but outdated policies hold innovation back.
Join our expert panel to explore how data can improve worker safety & experience.
🔗 Register:
vist.ly/4ca6q
Improving Workplaces with Data and Technology
Data-rich technology is reshaping workplaces across industries—from factories and logistics centers to offices and hospitals. Wearable health monitors, environmental sensors, and automated tracking systems can protect workers from injury, reduce fatigue, and enhance overall workplace experience and
datainnovation.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
📆 Nov. 20 @ 10 AM EST:
Sensors, wearables, and automation can make jobs safer & healthier—but outdated policies hold innovation back.
Join our expert panel to explore how data can improve worker safety & experience.
🔗 Register:
vist.ly/4ca6q
Sensors, wearables, and automation can make jobs safer & healthier—but outdated policies hold innovation back.
Join our expert panel to explore how data can improve worker safety & experience.
🔗 Register:
vist.ly/4ca6q
Misinformation is evolving—and so are the tools to fight it.
In our latest 5Qs, Ksenia Iliuk, Co-founder of LetsData, explains how her Ukraine-based team is building machine learning systems to detect and counter coordinated bot campaigns in real time.
Read the interview:
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In our latest 5Qs, Ksenia Iliuk, Co-founder of LetsData, explains how her Ukraine-based team is building machine learning systems to detect and counter coordinated bot campaigns in real time.
Read the interview:
vist.ly/4b23d
5 Q’s with Ksenia Iluik, Co-founder of LetsData
The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Ksenia Iliuk, Co-founder of LetsData, a Ukraine-based company developing machine learning to counter misinformation. Iliuk explained that LetsData’s models detect coordinated bot campaigns on social media platforms by scanning millions of posts dail
datainnovation.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Misinformation is evolving—and so are the tools to fight it.
In our latest 5Qs, Ksenia Iliuk, Co-founder of LetsData, explains how her Ukraine-based team is building machine learning systems to detect and counter coordinated bot campaigns in real time.
Read the interview:
vist.ly/4b23d
In our latest 5Qs, Ksenia Iliuk, Co-founder of LetsData, explains how her Ukraine-based team is building machine learning systems to detect and counter coordinated bot campaigns in real time.
Read the interview:
vist.ly/4b23d
NEW: Data-rich workplaces—using wearables, sensors, and smart systems—can make work safer, healthier, and more productive. Our latest report explores how policymakers can support innovation while protecting workers.
Read the full report:
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Read the full report:
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How Data-Rich Workplaces Can Improve Worker Safety, Health, and Experience
Imagine a futuristic hospital. An automated system alerts emergency room staff that an incoming patient has a blood-borne pathogen based on their electronic health record, allowing the hospital to prepare additional safety precautions. An electronic system tracks staff as they enter patients’ rooms,
datainnovation.org
October 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
NEW: Data-rich workplaces—using wearables, sensors, and smart systems—can make work safer, healthier, and more productive. Our latest report explores how policymakers can support innovation while protecting workers.
Read the full report:
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Read the full report:
vist.ly/4bwix
Data innovation is helping clean the oceans. 🌊
In this week’s 5Qs, Alvaro Bravo, CEO of Universal Plastic, shares how his team uses AI and blockchain to bring transparency and accountability to global ocean cleanup efforts.
Read the interview:
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In this week’s 5Qs, Alvaro Bravo, CEO of Universal Plastic, shares how his team uses AI and blockchain to bring transparency and accountability to global ocean cleanup efforts.
Read the interview:
vist.ly/4b8mt
5 Q’s with Alvaro Bravo, CEO of Universal Plastic
The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Alvaro Bravo, CEO of Universal Plastic, a Spain-based company using AI and blockchain to bring transparency and accountability to ocean cleanup efforts. Bravo discussed how the data collected through the Universal Plastic app contributes to global p
datainnovation.org
October 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Data innovation is helping clean the oceans. 🌊
In this week’s 5Qs, Alvaro Bravo, CEO of Universal Plastic, shares how his team uses AI and blockchain to bring transparency and accountability to global ocean cleanup efforts.
Read the interview:
vist.ly/4b8mt
In this week’s 5Qs, Alvaro Bravo, CEO of Universal Plastic, shares how his team uses AI and blockchain to bring transparency and accountability to global ocean cleanup efforts.
Read the interview:
vist.ly/4b8mt
Data-driven collaboration is key to advancing medical AI.⚕️
In our latest 5Qs, Rod Frey, CEO of DataMint, shares how his team built a platform that unites clinicians, annotators, & data scientists for more reliable, scalable research⤵️
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In our latest 5Qs, Rod Frey, CEO of DataMint, shares how his team built a platform that unites clinicians, annotators, & data scientists for more reliable, scalable research⤵️
vist.ly/4ae24
5 Q’s with Rod Frey, CEO of DataMint
The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Rod Frey, CEO of DataMint, a company building AI-powered tools for medical researchers. Frey discussed how DataMint provides a centralized platform where clinicians, annotators, and data scientists can work together on AI projects, solving the commo
datainnovation.org
October 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Data-driven collaboration is key to advancing medical AI.⚕️
In our latest 5Qs, Rod Frey, CEO of DataMint, shares how his team built a platform that unites clinicians, annotators, & data scientists for more reliable, scalable research⤵️
vist.ly/4ae24
In our latest 5Qs, Rod Frey, CEO of DataMint, shares how his team built a platform that unites clinicians, annotators, & data scientists for more reliable, scalable research⤵️
vist.ly/4ae24
Today, the EU Commission unveiled the Apply AI Strategy to expand AI use in industry and government—but without fixing restrictive regulations, Europe risks falling further behind.
Read Director Daniel Castro's statement:
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Read Director Daniel Castro's statement:
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October 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Today, the EU Commission unveiled the Apply AI Strategy to expand AI use in industry and government—but without fixing restrictive regulations, Europe risks falling further behind.
Read Director Daniel Castro's statement:
vist.ly/49rpg
Read Director Daniel Castro's statement:
vist.ly/49rpg
California’s AI safety law aims to protect innovation and safety—but acting alone, it risks patchwork rules that undercut U.S. leadership.
As Hodan Omaar explains, some provisions help, but only a national framework can work👇
vist.ly/49miz
As Hodan Omaar explains, some provisions help, but only a national framework can work👇
vist.ly/49miz
California’s AI Safety Law Gets More Wrong Than Right
California has passed a new AI safety law and supporters are touting a trifecta of benefits: protecting innovation while advancing safety, filling a regulatory gap left by congressional inaction, and positioning the United States as a global leader on AI safety. On substance, the law has some merits
datainnovation.org
October 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
California’s AI safety law aims to protect innovation and safety—but acting alone, it risks patchwork rules that undercut U.S. leadership.
As Hodan Omaar explains, some provisions help, but only a national framework can work👇
vist.ly/49miz
As Hodan Omaar explains, some provisions help, but only a national framework can work👇
vist.ly/49miz
California’s SB 7 would restrict how employers use AI, piling on duplicative rules that slow innovation, limit opportunities, & expose businesses to lawsuits. Instead of red tape, California should lead in responsible AI adoption.
Director Daniel Castro explains in his latest:
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Director Daniel Castro explains in his latest:
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October 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
California’s SB 7 would restrict how employers use AI, piling on duplicative rules that slow innovation, limit opportunities, & expose businesses to lawsuits. Instead of red tape, California should lead in responsible AI adoption.
Director Daniel Castro explains in his latest:
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Director Daniel Castro explains in his latest:
vist.ly/493s3
Data centers already use up to 10% of global electricity. Ipronics’ work in programmable photonics shows how data can move faster and more efficiently, easing the energy demands of AI.
More in our 5Qs with co-founder Daniel Pérez-López ⬇️
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More in our 5Qs with co-founder Daniel Pérez-López ⬇️
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5 Q’s with Daniel Pérez-López, Co-founder of Ipronics
The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Daniel Pérez-López, co-founder of Ipronics, a company based in Spain developing programmable silicon photonics. Pérez-López explained how the company’s technology is transforming data center operations by accelerating data flows while reducing the e
datainnovation.org
September 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Data centers already use up to 10% of global electricity. Ipronics’ work in programmable photonics shows how data can move faster and more efficiently, easing the energy demands of AI.
More in our 5Qs with co-founder Daniel Pérez-López ⬇️
vist.ly/48rb8
More in our 5Qs with co-founder Daniel Pérez-López ⬇️
vist.ly/48rb8