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Space-based data centers have attracted growing interest in recent years, prompting significant attention to the technical and policy challenges associated with their development. What’s less discussed is another policy question at the intersection of space infrastructure and artificial intelligence: as both technologies advance, how should #AI policy be applied to data centers operating in #Space? https://project-disco.org/innovation/space-based-data-centers-bringing-ai-policy-into-the-equation/ 🛰️

Project DisCo Mar 9

Tomorrow, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will hold the first public hearing in the ‘Like Company v. Google Ireland’ case. This case represents the Court’s first real engagement with the intersection of generative AI and copyright, the implications of which extend far beyond the courtroom. https://project-disco.org/european-union/europes-ai-future-hinges-on-eu-court-of-justices-next-move/

Project DisCo Feb 26

This month marks 30 years of Section 230 of the Communications Act, a fundamental yet misunderstood Internet law.

Section 230 is often mistakenly referred to as a “get-out-of-jail-free card,” “blanket immunity from liability,” or “nearly impenetrable legal perimeter.” Section 230 is not a free pass for digital services to do as they please; it is a key pillar of the internet’s function of connection and communication.

https://project-disco.org/competition/30-exceptions-for-section-230s-30th-anniversary/

Project DisCo Feb 24

For thirty years, Section 230 has played a central role in protecting free expression online, weakening it would force businesses to manage speech differently, often deferring to the preferences of whatever political regime is in charge. The American way is to promote freedom and access for those who want it. We must follow that path and preserve Section 230. https://project-disco.org/competition/liability-or-liberty-congress-should-think-twice-before-weakening-section-230/

Project DisCo Feb 19

Policymakers must always consider the broader economic impacts that may result when they consider new revenue sources, especially as affordability remains a key concern for consumers. Although well-intentioned, bills that introduce retail delivery fees risk undermining affordability, small-business competitiveness, and neutral tax policy. https://project-disco.org/competition/retail-delivery-fees-a-regressive-approach-to-modern-commerce/

Project DisCo Feb 18

Since its inception, space technology has produced innovations in nearly every part of our lives. Yet a lack of launch opportunities and a dramatic increase in space ventures have created an environment brimming with potential but lacking the ability to fully fulfill it. This however, is primed to change. https://project-disco.org/innovation/launching-the-future-through-commercial-space-innovation/

Project DisCo Feb 2

The UK Department for Business and Trade has published a consultation on changes to the competition regime. While this is just a consultation for now, and industry will respond to the proposals constructively, the content is a worrying indication that Ministers may not have been able to secure the less intrusive, pro-growth direction they intended for competition policy.

https://project-disco.org/competition/are-uk-ministers-getting-the-innovation-and-investment-friendly-competition-regime-they-asked-for/

Project DisCo Jan 8

With the rapid growth of the commercial space market and the recent leaps in space technology, we are now generating an unprecedented amount of data from space. Space-based data centers can help with our data problems by providing edge computing capabilities for in-space operations. https://project-disco.org/innovation/space-based-data-centers-unlocking-the-final-frontier-of-big-data/

Project DisCo Dec 12

The U.S. is on the verge of the next era in internet #connectivity. #LEO satellite #broadband can work in balance with terrestrial broadband technologies to meet the needs of the customers to move ever closer to a fully connected America.
https://project-disco.org/innovation/leo-satellite-networks-and-bead-developing-the-next-era-of-connectivity/

Project DisCo Dec 11

Australia's Social Media Minimum Age Act took effect this week. While framed as a necessary measure for child protection, its execution relies on blunt instruments that fracture the digital market and, paradoxically, may leave young people less safe than before. https://project-disco.org/21st-century-trade/australias-social-media-minimum-age-act-isolates-youth-and-fractures-the-open-internet/