1、www.rstreet.org1R Street Policy StudyGetting AI Innovation Culture RightThe most effective solution to technological problems usually lies in more innovation,not less.Executive SummaryPublic and political interest is intensifying in artificial intelligence(AI),machine learning and robotics.As these

2、technological capabilities advance,legislative and regulatory proposals for algorithmic systems will grow alongside them.Public policy will play a crucial role in shaping the so-called“computational revolution.”To ensure that the United States can be a global leader in advanced technology sectors,we

3、 must create a policy innovation culture that encourages and rewards the entrepreneurial spirit of the American people.The danger exists that the United States could adopt the opposite approach,locking entrepreneurs and investors in an“innovation cage”that constrains their growth opportunities.Ultim

4、ately,policymakers must make a choice between two general policy defaults that will govern most algorithmic systems:the precautionary principle or permissionless innovation.Under the highly risk-averse precautionary principle approach,algorithmic innovations would essentially be treated as guilty un

5、til proven innocent,a legal standard generally shunned as unfair to individuals.Under the permissionless innovation approach,AI entrepreneurism is generally given a green light and treated as innocent until proven guilty,ensuring that people are mostly at liberty to create new things.Getting AI Inno

6、vation Culture Right By Adam ThiererR Street Policy StudyNo.281March 2023Table of ContentsExecutive Summary _ 1The Importance of Innovation Culture _ 2A Brief History of the United States Disastrous Analog-Era Policy Regime _ 4The United States Internet Policy Default:Free to Innovate _ 6How Policy