Bridge Cables 17-7: Future of work; Don’t trust antitrust; Neutral best for California

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“The Future of Work in an AI World?”
“Much of last year’s presidential campaign was about jobs, particularly “saving” jobs in economically depressed areas. The positive trajectory of this year’s jobs reports has been met with cheers of claims of success by government to “save” jobs, in part by retaining or attracting industry. Yet when the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) is mentioned, optimism is abandoned and the pessimistic hand wringing….”
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“Consumers And Industry Innovators Should Not Trust Antitrust”
“T.J. Rodgers, formerly the outspoken CEO of Cypress Semiconductor, once warned that the tech industry should not “normalize relations with Washington, D.C.” He wrote, “A normalized relationship between Washington and Silicon Valley … offers only disadvantages. The collectivism that Big Government espouses undermines capitalism and therefore the fundamental wealth-producing process of Silicon Valley. But the industry could not resist…”
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“A Neutral Network is Best for California
“Northern California is a hotbed of modern, global technological innovation, particularly internet innovation. Yet, increasingly Washington, D.C. dictates the direction and velocity of innovation, often abetted by the very companies that gained from the permissionless innovation approach of government that so benefitted the industry in the past. For example, in the last several years some internet companies and activists have campaigned for heavy handed regulations of the internet. The goal seems merely to use government to gain market advantage over suppliers. But in the integrated world of communications, software, data storage and audio/visual, when one part of the ecosystem is affected, all parts are affected…”
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Bridge Cables 17-6: FCC: Stand Strong and Implement Sound Internet Policy

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Opinion: FCC: Stand Strong and Implement Sound Internet Policy

By BARTLETT CLELAND |
PUBLISHED: November 22, 2017

The Federal Communications Commission just released its plan to restore internet freedom, which will bring back the historical light-touch framework that for twenty years instilled regulatory certainty and propelled over a trillion dollars in investments in better broadband services for consumers. Those investments surged even when the broader economy was limping along, even enabling economic productivity across the economy. During the Obama administration, this pro-consumer, pro-investment approach was interrupted by the imposition of the so-called “Open Internet Order,” a dramatic move to regulate the internet with Title II rules in the same archaic way as the monopoly-era rotary phone system. Such regulation harmed consumers as investment decreased and innovation waned.

Eliminating the Title II rules will reverse this troubling trend. Instead of that heavy-handed regulation, the open internet should be preserved.

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Bridge Cables 17-5: Innovative Policing, AI and Innovation Heats Up!

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“Innovative Policing: Saves Time and Money”
“Police forces often face budget challenges and time crunches – little money and more work than time allows. In this environment, technological innovations can come slowly, expensive, difficult to deploy and integrate. The challenges for police are not much different than the challenges most people face. With lack of time and stretched resources, even important, unexpected or non-routine tasks become hard to complete. In Texas there is innovation, in law and in technology, to help both the police and the public…”
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“An (Artificially) Intelligent Future for California?”
“Californians harboring dystopian fears would have us believe that the state is sowing the seeds of its own destruction by leading in the development of artificial intelligence. Consider state legislation introduced this year that would fine companies like Uber $25,000 a day per vehicle if they operate self-driving cars without a permit. They are wrong and the future is not a scary place…”
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“Innovation Heats Up! And You Can Be Part of It”
“Of the many promises of innovation, no promise likely rises higher than the opportunity to live longer, healthier and more active lives. While advances in entertainment and consumer electronics tend to catch our attention and seem to improve some aspects of our lives almost immediately, advances in health care can often seem remote and harder to grasp. But now and then an advance comes along that is completely obvious in its benefit…”
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