About the Foundry
The Foundry is a collaborative organization for Internet law and policy professionals who are passionate about disruptive innovation. The Foundry offers members a platform for professional development, constructive debate, and network-building within a cohort of skilled attorneys and policy analysts eager to help shape the development of Internet law and policy.
Who We Are
We are more than a little bit geeky — just as comfortable with computer code as with the U.S. Code. We revel in the disruption at the intersection of law and technological innovation. Working on cutting-edge tech policy and law issues and referred by the most prominent legal and policy centers in America, our members and fellows are the vanguard of the burgeoning Internet law and policy ecosystem.
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Friend or Foe?: AI’s Complicated Role in the Climate Crisis
In the fight against climate change, those on the frontlines have sought to expand their arsenals. For some, artificial intelligence (AI) has become their weapon of choice. Its myriad and practical applications have convinced many in the movement that it can help turn the tide. From identifying areas at risk of deforestation to improving aid […]
Will the EU AI Act Set the World AI Rules? Not Quite
The EU AI Act will globalize compliance processes and not Europe’s political values. Since its passage in 2024, European policymakers have frequently framed the European Union (EU) AI Act as the next major example of the “Brussels Effect.” In other words, it is capable of becoming a global default like the General Data Protection Regulation […]
Why AI Won’t Make Us Dumber: The Next Flynn Effect
Since the rise of ChatGPT, the dominant policy narrative about AI in education has been fear. Students will stop thinking. Writing skills will atrophy. Reasoning will be outsourced to machines. From K–12 classrooms to university lecture halls, the response has been restriction: bans, punitive disclosure, and detection tools (which, ironically, use AI themselves). This concern […]
AI Governance Has a Library Problem
“AI governance” has become a catch-all phrase in D.C., attached to a growing stack of bipartisan bills. But for all the activity, the conversation is oddly limited. Governance is usually understood as legislation, agency rulemaking, or corporate compliance programs. One group of decision-makers is almost never mentioned: librarians. This omission is striking. AI systems are […]