AI & TECHNOLOGY POLICY · WASHINGTON, D.C.
Making the case for a future of technological abundance.
Director of Federal Government Affairs at the Abundance Institute.
FEATURED
ARTICLE
The Right to Compute Explained
Why the freedom to build and use computing power deserves legal protection.
RESEARCH
Beyond the Screen: Wearable AI and Federal Policy
A policy framework for the next hardware wave, coauthored with Neil Chilson, Head of AI Policy at the Abundance Institute.
OP-ED
AI Can Help Fix What’s Broken in Foster Care
How AI tools can serve the most vulnerable kids in the system, coauthored with child welfare expert Maureen Flatley.
THE DOCKET — RECENT WORK
Seeking a Free Society
January 1, 2020
Interview with Elise Daniel in World Magazine by Marvin Olasky. Edited text version of the interview and the full video recording interview can be found at world.wng.org. Photo credit Mike Kepka/Genesis Photos.
How Much Should We Worry about Deep Fakes?
September 16, 2019
Originally posted on HumanProgress.org If you spend any sleepless nights worrying about deep fakes, give yourself a break. It’s understandable for people and experts to be concerned about this technology, but the reality gives us reason to be hopeful and certainly less dire than current predictions. The dire warnings and reactions seem to rest on
Technology & Economics
June 19, 2018
EVALUATING DIGITAL CURRENCY’S USE IN FURTHERING GOD’S KINGDOM Taken from Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s Light magazine Summer 2018: Navigating The Digital Age. Have you heard the term Bitcoin? It’s an example of technology making the unimaginable, possible. But, is Bitcoin just another scheme to get rich quick? Is it a currency designed for criminals?
Recent Speaking Engagements
May 5, 2018
As part of my role on the AEI Values & Capitalism Ideas Council, I spoke to groups of students at Gordon College, the University of Virginia, and Grove City College on the book I coauthored, Called to Freedom: Why You Can Be Christian and Libertarian. The Gordon College event–pictures here–was a large event open to all.
Why Christians Should Care About Net Neutrality
December 21, 2017
In a time of heightened emotional reaction to pretty much anything, the phrase “net neutrality” can be up there with the best of them. Or many may be left scratching their head at the phrase. I worked at public policy organizations for a number of years before I knew what people even meant by the
ABOUT
Technology has made human flourishing possible. Policy decides what comes next.
I lead federal government affairs at the Abundance Institute, a think tank creating the legal and cultural space for emerging technologies to develop and thrive. My work covers AI policy, energy and compute infrastructure, and children’s online safety.
I also write about theology, culture, and why Christians have every reason to face the technological future with hope rather than fear.
BEYOND THE OFFICE
Called to Freedom
A book on liberty and the Christian life — exploring how faith and freedom belong together.
The Radical Optimism Podcast
Conversations with my wife on faith, family, culture, and life.
Religion, AI, and the Future of Work at SXSW 2019
March 12, 2019
I had the privilege of moderating a panel of folks from different faith traditions and perspectives on these topics. You can listen to the full event here.