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Pelican Institute Releases AI Toolkit
New questions surrounding artificial intelligence emerge daily: What is AI? Should states be [...]
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Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government
In their report “Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government,” [...]
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Louisiana’s Comeback Agenda
It’s time to write Louisiana’s comeback story. For too long, poor public policy decisions have [...]
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Regulatory Sandboxes: Where Innovation Happens
Regulatory sandboxes are a novel way to govern innovative companies, allowing them to test their [...]
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Tech Policy Toolkit
The technology sector is playing an increasing role in our day-to-day lives as consumers, and it’s [...]
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REPORT: The State of Broadband in Louisiana and Mississippi
As COVID-19 continues to affect much of the world, people’s daily activities have shifted online. [...]
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Drones in Louisiana: Helping the Pelican State Take Flight
The Louisiana economy is struggling, with 155,000 missing jobs in the state since the start of 2020 [...]
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[REPORT] Medicine in a Digital World
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many paradigms of daily life. While the necessary adjustments [...]
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Sandboxes will Bring Innovation to Louisiana
Sandboxes are alternative regulatory frameworks for companies with innovative products or business [...]
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Behind the Buzzwords: What Does it Mean to Actually Take “Kids Online Safety” Seriously?
Every few years, there’s a new idea that becomes so trendy, it gets stamped onto everything in [...]
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2025 Tools for Keeping Kids Safe Online: Innovations Empower Parents, but Parents Must Use Them
Pew Research Center reported last year that teenagers are more online than ever before. The [...]
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Bayou Built: Louisiana Businesses are Paving the Way
New Orleans has a reputation that precedes it. Fondly referred to as the “Big Easy” and known for [...]
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Understanding the State Government’s Use of AI Executive Order
Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly become a crucial tool in nearly every industry. Government [...]
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A Winning Playbook: How Louisiana can Continue to Attract the Tech Industry
Anyone following the drama of football season can attest to the fact that recruiting never stops. [...]
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Give Me Your Innovators, Your AI: The Promise of America for European Technology
There is a growing disconnect between America’s technology industry and America’s technology [...]
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Keep it Simple
Amazon, an American technology company, is no stranger to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), its [...]
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Leveraging Lagniappe: How Can Louisiana Make the Most of Leftover BEAD Funding?
When the Trump administration announced modified regulations for the federal Broadband Equity [...]
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Recent AI Legislation Roundup: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
With its ever-evolving capabilities and multitude of uses, it should be no surprise that artificial [...]
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The Court and the Computer: When a Judge Underestimated Technological Innovation
The antitrust case against Google was filed in 2020 and did not conclude until the beginning of [...]
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A Swing and a Miss(issippi): An Alternative to Mississippi’s Ill-Fated Age Verification Legislation
In the last few years, state legislatures across the nation have introduced age verification [...]
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BEAD for Speed: Louisiana’s Broadband Efforts Lead Once Again
When the National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced an overhaul of the [...]
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Parental Rights and Responsibilities in Louisiana: A Free Market Approach to Child Protection and Guidance
In Louisiana, the legal framework governing parental rights and responsibilities strikes a delicate [...]
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(Machine) Learning in Louisiana Schools
For many around the state, last week marked the first day of school. Students, teachers, and [...]
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Not Our Cup of Tea: America Should Avoid UK Style Regulation
After the Supreme Court’s decision in June to uphold a Texas age verification law in Free Speech [...]
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