"The New Gatekeepers" is up. It shows how the government increasingly requires giants like Facebook, Citibank, Exxon, & Gilead to regulate smaller businesses.
The article sits at the intersection of corporate law, administrative/regulatory law, and tech.
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AI sovereignty is about more than where data is stored.
On The Road to Accountable AI, I spoke with @TanviSinghCH about an entirely different approach to AI, across data, models, inference, and governance.
Listen onn your favorite podcast platform, or: accountableai.net
I'm delighted to kick of Season 5 of The Road to Accountable AI with Ray Eitel-Porter, former Global Lead for Responsible AI at Accenture, and co-author of the recent book Governing the Machine.
Listen on your favorite podcast platform, or visit: accountableai.net
After nine wonderful years at @BU_Law, I’m excited to share that I’m joining the @Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. While I’m looking forward to this next chapter, I’ll deeply miss my terrific colleagues and students at BU.
Thanks to @danieltdeacon for his generous review of Dan Walters & my latest manuscript, "Valuing Administrative Democracy," on JREG's Notice & Comment blog.
I'm excited to share that I am working on a new book! It's the story of how twelve Reserve Banks, one board and three branches of government produced the modern, independent Federal Reserve system. 1/4
now on SSRN: 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 (w/ Dan Walters) -
Experimental evidence indicates people want meaningful avenues for public input in agency decisions, even when those procedures add substantial time.
In “Foundations for Platform Liability,” Kathryn E. Spier and @RoryVanLoo challenge tech platforms’ immunity from an economic perspective, arguing that lawmakers should strike a better balance between immunity and liability to prevent harms and keep pace with the future.
Maybe we've been approaching AI ethics the wrong way?
On this week's podcast, @DotanRavit discusses how she recently shifted her approach, and why I governance practitioners should be more like chefs.
Listen now: accountableai.net or your favorite podcast platform.
🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨
The Wharton Accountable AI Lab is hosting the 1st Accountable AI Research Conference at @Wharton on Feb 6, 2026.
Focus: law, ethics, governance & policy shaping real-world AI practice.
Submissions due: Oct 27, 2025. Learn more:
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If you're in Boston September 8, I'll be speaking about my new book at MIT Media Lab (11:00 AM) and Boston University School of Law (4:00 PM). global.oup.com/academic/prod…
Excited to join Boston University School of Law's world-class faculty to discuss my new book on law and technology! Monday, September 8. bu.edu/law/engagements/law-a…#Boston
Great to be with @CNN this morning on the market's latest movements, Fed independence, and @The_Budget_Lab's work on how political risks threaten our safe harbor status.
Link here:
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Can corporate actions, driven by market forces, effectively address the need for AI governance? Lauren Wagner, my guest on this week’s episode of The Road to Accountable AI, has been working for years to align incentives for more trustworthy AI.
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In "Against Monetary Primacy," Profs. Yair Listokin of @YaleLawSch & @Roryvanloo of @BU_Law expose the flaws of “monetary primacy,” the current U.S. inflation paradigm where the Fed raises interest rates to reduce inflation. They push for a new approach. (1/2)
now in print @NwULRev: The Market Value of Partisan Balance (w/ @DanielJHemel) - shows investors value the requirement that Delaware courts include both Dem & GOP judges.
With federal agencies now in flux, that finding suggests investors appreciate stable, bipartisan institutions