And Now for Your Dancing Pleasure: Flying Robots Play the James Bond Theme Song

Looks like the Robopocalypse will have a live soundtrack!

AI Policy and the Uncanny Valley Freakout. by Harold June 30, 2023 We have been debating, on and off, about the issues around artificial intelligence and AI governance for some time now. Here at Public Knowledge, we…
What is the FCC's Role in Artificial Intelligence? by Harold July 17, 2023 There are two types of public events here in DC. Those designed to actually educate people and those designed so that folks can display their…
Why Canada's C-18 Isn't Working Out As Expected. by Harold July 24, 2023 Back at the end of June, Canada passed C-18, aka "The Online News Act," a law designed to make Google and Facebook negotiate with news…
My Insanely Long Field Guide to the Fox29 Philadelphia (WTFX-TV) License Renewal Challenge. by Harold August 29, 2023 In July, the Media and Democracy Project filed a Petition to Deny the license renewal of Fox29 (WTFX-TV) in Philadelphia. The Petition rests on a…
S. Korea "Sender Pays" Is a Warning, Not a Model, or Why (Almost) Everyone Keeps Telling the EU This Is a VERY Bad Idea. by Harold October 14, 2022 Economist/NYT opinion writer Paul Krugman coined the term "Zombie idea" to describe an idea that, despite being repeatedly refuted with evidence, keeps coming back. Not…
The Elijah Moment by Harold November 6, 2024 Back in 2009, after a bad loss in Maine for same sex marriage which folks expected to win, I wrote about what I call "The…