In the mid 90s, Netscape Navigator became synonymous with the commercial internet. For many people, the browser was the internet. It defined the category, captured enormous public attention, and helped establish the modern web as a consumer technology platform.
Recently, four academics argued in The Hill Times that the federal government’s 30-day AI Strategy Task Force is a “hallucination” driven by unwarranted urgency. Their concerns about ethics and potential harms are 100% valid. However, they overlook the fundamental economic and security reality...