December 2023

Sponsor: 

House Commerce Committee

Date: 
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 10:00

Witnesses

Director Helena Fu, Director of Critical and Emerging Technology, Office of the Undersecretary for Science, Department of Energy

Biography

Witness Testimony



Sponsor: 

Brookings and Center for New Democratic Processes

Date: 
Wed, 12/13/2023 - 13:00 to 14:30

The voice of the public has generally been left out of policy debates on the governance of AI. In October 2023, Syracuse University Professor Baobao Zhang partnered with the Center for New Democratic Processes (CNDP) to conduct the Public Assembly on High Risk AI (AI Assembly).



FCC Reaffirms Decision to Reject Starlink Application for Nearly $900 Million in Subsidies

The Federal Communications Commission reaffirmed its Wireline Bureau’s prior decision to reject the long-form application of Starlink to receive public support through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) program, based on the applicant’s failure to meet the program requirements. Starlink had sought a review of a decision and asked the FCC to find that Starlink is reasonably capable of meeting its performance obligations in its winning bid areas. Starlink argued that (1) the Bureau disregarded FCC policy and the long-form application review process by applying heightened scrutiny to St