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Tech regulation: Barrier or catalyst to innovation?
Does tech regulation hold back tech innovation?

At the AI Action Summit in Paris earlier this year, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said, “We believe that excessive regulation of the AI sector could kill a transformative industry just as it’s taking off.”

Regardless of your politics, his comment points to fundamental questions in tech policy: Does regulation always hinder innovation? Or are there certain conditions where regulation can enable innovation?

In this week’s newsletter, we examine the relationship between tech regulation and tech innovation.