Presentations & Interviews
Kristian Stout on the Costs of Holding Back AI
Human Progress
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On the Human Progress Podcast, ICLE Director of Innovation Policy Kristian Stout argues that AI could expand employment, productivity, and opportunities for people with disabilities, while acknowledging understandable anxiety about technological change. He urges policymakers to address concrete harms, including fraud, deepfakes, and cyberattacks, and explains how industry safety standards can complement existing laws and legal accountability. Stout also warns that conflicting state regulations and barriers to data-center construction, energy access, and telecommunications infrastructure could slow innovation and weaken America’s competitiveness with China. Video of the full appearance is embedded below.