From Export Control to Unknown Exports
Our findings reveal major gaps in oversight, transparency and enforcement, leaving the EU ill-equipped to curb spyware proliferation or protect those most at risk.
The Border Search Device Database and AI
The price of international travel to and from the United States should not be to lose the privacy rights and Fourth Amendment protections that the country was built upon. It’s well past time for Congress and the courts to step in, and stop the border search exception from being used to copy data from electronic devices.
From Symptoms to Systems: A Stakeholder-Informed Taxonomy of Generative AI Risks for Eating Disorders
To better understand the specific ways AI systems may contribute to eating disorder-related harm, we conducted interviews with 15 experts in the prevention, identification, and treatment of eating disorders.
Content Moderation in the Global South: A Comparative Study of Four Low-Resource Languages
This report compares and synthesizes the insights gained from studying the four regions (South Asia, North and East Africa, and South America) & presents recommendations for improving content moderation in low-resource languages of the Global South.
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To AI or Not to AI
This brief proposes a four-step framework that public administrators can use to help them determine whether to proceed with an AI system for a particular use case.
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CDT’s 2024 Annual Report
In 2024 – at a pivotal time for democracy – CDT was at the forefront, advancing a tech policy agenda focused on equity and democratic values. Read more about how we ensured tech policy conversations centered the communities and issues directly impacted in our 2024 Annual Report.
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