Today—September 15—is National Voter Registration Day. Voices for Innovation (VFI) encourages everyone who is eligible to vote to get registered and make a plan to vote. Casting your ballot is the most fundamental way to be part of our nation’s political process. At the National Voter Registration Day website, you can find links to register
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On Monday, August 31, the U.S. House passed the bipartisan NDO Fairness Act by a unanimous vote. If enacted, this legislation will help protect the fundamental privacy rights of technology users. The NDO Fairness Act addresses the overuse of non-disclosure orders (NDOs), also known as secrecy orders, that prevent technology companies from informing users when
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Mike McMahon, Managing Director of US Government Affairs at Microsoft and manager of Voices for Innovation, and Allyson Knox, formerly with Microsoft and a leading voice on education and workforce policy, recently held an in-depth conversation on AI skilling policy. AI is changing workplaces and the workstreams of many jobs. Allyson discusses what we can
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As an executive at a company that powers AI at scale, I spend my days thinking about what it takes to build and run artificial intelligence in the real world—not just in labs, but in production, at massive scale, where performance, reliability, and data matter. And as a parent, I spend my evenings thinking about
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Last month, I had the chance to attend a Microsoft-hosted tech policy event, “A Conversation on Datacenters: Who Pays for the AI Boom?” held at the Milken Center in Washington, DC. (A replay of the event can be found here.) At the event, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith highlighted the company’s new Community-First
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Last fall, Voices For Innovation (VFI) Advisory Task Force member Madinah Ali traveled to Nairobi, Kenya, for Cyberweek Africa. It was one of the highlights of the year, giving her the chance to share her expertise in two keynotes and on two panels. She also learned more about the challenges and opportunities for technology in
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In late July, the White House issued its much-anticipated framework for U.S. AI policy, “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan.” This milestone Plan advances a wide range of AI policy recommendations—and it may spur Congress to legislate on key AI policy issues. The Plan lays out three key pillars: There have been extensive commentaries
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At a recent Voices for Innovation summit, we had the chance to ask members of our Advisory Task Force to share reasons why they participate in VFI. Check out what they have to say about the value of advocacy… The Case for Tech Policy Advocacy The simple fact is, we all use technology virtually every
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The federal NAIRR would provide AI computing power and data access to qualifying organizations to help them fully benefit from AI.
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During last year’s Hispanic Heritage Month, longtime VFI leader Frank Valdivieso was invited to participate in a panel titled, “Latinos and the Future of AI,” at the Leadership Conference of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute held in Washington, DC. U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (NY-15) called this panel, “the most important panel of the whole conference
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Despite its success, the Affordable Connectivity Program will end in the first half of 2024 unless Congress takes action to renew its funding.
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VFI spoke to RJ Naugle about REVTech’s Homeless Navigation Application (NAVApp), how technology can address social challenges, and advocacy.
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