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Robert D. Atkinson
@RobAtkinsonITIF
Founder & Senior FeIlow, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (@ITIFdc), top-ranked tech policy think tank. Proud Hamiltonian & Schumpeterian
Washington, DC
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    Robert D. Atkinson
    @RobAtkinsonITIF
    Oct 22, 2019
    Passing The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act would help boost innovation ties with India while; something we need given rampant Chinese innovation mercantilism and IP theft.
    asia.nikkei.com
    Battle for US green cards: Indians and Chinese split over reforms
    Senate debates scrapping country cap, in boost for Indian tech engineers
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    Robert D. Atkinson
    @RobAtkinsonITIF
    Jun 28, 2024
    Can’t beleive CNN did not ask a single question re China
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    Robert D. Atkinson
    @RobAtkinsonITIF
    Nov 25, 2024
    This should be embarrassing and concerning. With significantly lower wages, China has 60 percent more industrial robots per worker than U.S. does. At this rate we will be the low-wage, low-skill economy.
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    Global Robot Density in Factories Doubled in Seven Years
    From ifr.org
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    Robert D. Atkinson
    @RobAtkinsonITIF
    Nov 17, 2019
    Replying to @JimPethokoukis
    Country is too crowded as is. But clearly if we got to a billion the quality of life for most Americans would go down. Traffic congestion, lack of access to open spaces, smaller houses, etc. What makes America great is that we have low population density
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    Robert D. Atkinson
    @RobAtkinsonITIF
    Sep 2, 2021
    My new notebook.
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    Robert D. Atkinson
    @RobAtkinsonITIF
    Nov 17, 2019
    Replying to @JimPethokoukis
    300 million is a better goal
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    Robert D. Atkinson
    @RobAtkinsonITIF
    Feb 1, 2025
    At a time we need to be building a North American production system to counter China Trump is doing the opposite.
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    Robert D. Atkinson
    @RobAtkinsonITIF
    Mar 21, 2020
    Replying to @metadiogenes and @LHSummers
    Don’t forget actively opposing a national manufacturing strategy as innapropriate “industrIal policy”
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    Robert D. Atkinson
    @RobAtkinsonITIF
    Oct 15, 2015
    Bill Gates and Elon Musk are wrong: Artificial intelligence is not going to take over world salon.com/2015/10/15/cal…
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    Robert D. Atkinson
    @RobAtkinsonITIF
    Oct 5, 2022
    I am so happy that the EU let’s me click cookie acceptance policies. I read them all very carefully and make very informed decisions. I am now empowered. Thank you EU!!!
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    Robert D. Atkinson
    @RobAtkinsonITIF
    Mar 31, 2025
    Replying to @haugejostein
    Wrong. Closed domestic market, combined with massive export subsidies is not just overproduction, its industrial predation. Wake up
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    Robert D. Atkinson
    @RobAtkinsonITIF
    Sep 6, 2023
    When controlling for wage levels, Chinese manufacturers use 12 times more robots per worker than do US manufacturers. @RobotNext @AZoRobotics @a3automate @davidpgoldman @ASMEdotorg
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    Chinese Manufacturers Use 12 Times More Robots Than U.S. Manufacturers When Controlling for Wages
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    Robert D. Atkinson
    @RobAtkinsonITIF
    Mar 4, 2022
    Replying to @RoKhanna
    Agree. Raising minimum wage should be bipartisan no-brainer
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    Robert D. Atkinson
    @RobAtkinsonITIF
    Jun 15, 2023
    There's little evidence for today's AI alarmism. And that alarmism serves as Luddite fuel, at a time when we need to be accelerating AI innovation and adoption.
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    There’s Little Evidence for Today’s AI Alarmism
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