Upcoming event
The last year has seen an explosion of accessible generative AI tools, which allow virtually anyone to rapidly and inexpensively create synthetic images, video, audio, and text. As the presidential election approaches, there are serious concerns about an explosion of disinformation and synthetic content that could impact what is expected to be a very close race.
Latest updates regarding the Affordable Connectivity Program Wind-Down, the release of new consumer education materials, a review of the program's consumer protections, and how to solicit support from the agency's outreach and engagement teams to minimize consumer confusion.
Legislative hearing on bipartisan solutions to protect Americans’ personal data and prevent foreign adversaries, such as China, from targeting, surveilling, and manipulating the American people through online applications like TikTok.
America’s wireless future is at a crossroads. Radio spectrum is essential for Internet access, national security, and economic competitiveness. As we look ahead to the NTIA’s plan to implement the National Spectrum Strategy, industries, agencies, and Congress must work together to reconcile competing visions for how we allocate and use spectrum.
Context and perspectives for the state of U.S. spectrum policy and discuss how we can increase the productivity of scarce spectrum resources.
Witness
Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack
The format is simple:
Governments are working quickly to guide the responsible use and development of AI in the tech sector while balancing innovation through the creation of new policies, task forces and institutions. Policymakers and AI leaders chart a path forward in developing transparent AI guidelines.
6:00pm ET | Doors open
6:00pm - 6:30 pm ET | Networking and light bites
6:30pm - 7:30 pm ET | Mainstage conversations
Axios Pro tech policy reporters Maria Curi and Ashley Gold will host one-on-one conversations with:
The Honorable Mike Rounds
2:00pm Welcome and Opening Remarks
2:15pm Keynote: Gigi Sohn
3:15pm "Show Me The Money! Funding for Broadband Projects"
BEAD and RDOF dollars won’t solve the broadband world’s problems. Ken Demlow with HR Green Fiber + Broadband explains alternative funding opportunities for new fiber broadband networks.
Benton Institute for Broadband & Society Appreciates FCC's Move to Raise the Bar for Broadband
The Federal Communications Commission last updated its speed benchmarks for advanced telecommunications capability in January 2015; since then our online lives have changed dramatically, so the Commission’s coming action is welcome and overdue. The new benchmark aligns the FCC standard with the bar set by Congress in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.