Preparatory Readings
Below are links to two or three documents on each of the key topics that we will cover during the Summit. For the most part, the documents provide issue overviews and highlight Microsoft’s positions on a topic. We have also provided an advocacy best practices document.
Don’t feel obligated to read all of the documents; some are quite long. But please familiarize yourself with the topics that interest you the most. During the Summit, please feel free to share your responses and ask questions. Having conversations on these issues will help deepen our understanding of the issues and strengthen our ability to be successful policy advocates.
AI
- Winning the AI race: Strengthening U.S. capabilities in computing and innovation (Brad Smith testimony; May 8, 2025)
- The golden opportunity for American AI (January 3, 2025)
- (Deeper dive) Microsoft’s comments to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in its request for information for the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan.
Quantum Computing
- Investing in American leadership in quantum technology: the next frontier in innovation (April 28, 2025)
- Supporting American leadership in quantum technology (Charles Tahan testimony; May 7, 2025)
Cybersecurity
- Why international alignment of cybersecurity regulations needs to be a priority (April 23, 2025)
- Securing our future: April 2025 progress report on Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative (April 21, 2025) (This blog also links to the full report.)
- Protecting the public from abusive AI-generated content (white paper; 2024)
Tech Skilling and Education
- Unlocking AI’s global potential: progress, productivity, and workforce development (April 10, 2025)
- The country needs more electricity—and more electricians (March 26, 2025)
Supply Chain
- The Trump administration can avoid a strategic misstep in the AI global race (February 27, 2025) (Note that the AI Diffusion Rule discussed in this blog was rescinded on May 13, 2025, but a replacement rule has not been issued.)
- How to leverage U.S. trade policy to promote U.S. tech leadership (March 31, 2025)
Competition
- AI for Startups (November 1, 2024)
- Adapting ahead of regulation: a principled approach to app stores (February 9, 2022)