Protecting Kids Online

AFPI Releases New Issue Brief on Strengthening AI Readiness Across Federal Government

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has released a new issue brief “Building AI Readiness in the U.S. Government,” which outlines comprehensive strategies for policymakers to ensure the American government is prepared to lead in the age of artificial intelligence.

AFPI Releases New Report on AI Chatbot Regulation and the First Amendment

AI Chatbot Regulation and the First Amendment

The America First position on AI is simple: ensure that America leads the world in developing and adopting AI for human flourishing. An essential part of that agenda is protecting children. This has led many state and federal legislators to decide on a wide array of solutions to address the concerns many of these commercial-grade apps raise, particularly the impact they have on children. From light-touch approaches, like age verification, design codes, and transparency requirements, to banning aspects of the technology, legislatures are introducing and enacting these measures.

AI and the Unforeseen Consequences for Religious Liberty 

AI presents new challenges across almost every sphere of society. It has already transformed everything from automobiles to animation and much more. Indeed, humanity's capacity to imagine and create new technologies is a gift uniquely endowed in creatures made in God's image. While we applaud technological advancement, we also pause to consider the unforeseen consequences of any technology that mimics the transcendent qualities of omniscience, omnipresence, and omnipotence.

App Store Accountability Act

The App Store Accountability Act focuses on the regulation of conduct and upholds the legal reality of contractual obligations on app stores. Multi-trillion-dollar companies cannot enter into sophisticated contracts with minors. In accordance with the America First Policy Institute’s issue brief “Defending Children from Online Dangers that Threaten their Innocence and Future Wellbeing,” the Act institutes age verification requirements and parental consent in their child’s online activities.