SIIA outlines policy recommendations to guide the incoming Trump Administration. These recommendations aim to ensure U.S. leadership in technology, foster innovation, and support economic and national security through a healthy information ecosystem.
Key Recommendations
1. Strengthen AI Leadership
- Supercharge Innovation through Federal R&D.
- Promote Global Harmonization.
- Avoid Imposing Export Controls on AI Models and Cloud Computing.
- Accelerate Federal AI Adoption.
- Shape AI Governance through Voluntary Frameworks and Light-Touch
Regulation. - Support and Clarify Voluntary AI Testing.
- Promote Sector-Based AI Oversight.
- Create a Uniform Field of AI Regulation.
2. Fortify the Digital Ecosystem
- Pass a Federal Privacy Law.
- Protect Free Speech.
- Promote Cybersecurity Resiliency.
- Protect the Interests of U.S. Businesses Abroad by Amending PADFAA.
- Pass a Responsible Federal Kids’ Online Privacy and Safety Law.
- Support Policies Targeted to Mitigate Specific AI Risks.
- Support First Amendment Rights of Online Platforms.
3. Cultivate Future Leaders
- Advance Access to Education Technology.
- Advance Responsible Adoption of AI in Classrooms.
- Support Local Educational Leaders.
- Promote Teacher Development.
- Protect Student Privacy and School Cybersecurity.
- Continue the E-Rate Program.
4. Advance Innovation
- Return Antitrust Enforcement to the Consumer Welfare Standard.
- Return the FTC to its Proper Jurisdiction.
- Remove Regulatory Impediments to Business Mergers.
- Support Existing Copyright Law.
- Support Patent Quality in the Existing System.
- Protect U.S. Interests in Digital Trade Negotiations.
- Prevent E.U. Encroachment on U.S. Interests.
- Push Back Against the Growing Tide of Data Localization.
These recommendations ensure U.S. technological leadership and global competitiveness.
