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Cato Institute: Policymakers Must Tread Carefully When It Comes to Regulating AI
Regulation // July 11, 2023

Jennifer Huddleston, technology policy research fellow at the Cato Institute, told PYMNTS that regulators must take a careful approach as they examine artificial intelligence (AI). “We’ve seen a sudden advance in AI — and a sudden advance, too, in the conversations about policy surrounding artificial...

CBDC Weekly: Public Leery of Digital Dollar, IMF Urges Protection for Kenya’s M-Pesa, Indonesia Eyes...
CBDC // August 01, 2022

The public comments on a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC) are running overwhelmingly against a digital dollar, according to a libertarian think tank analyst. The Cato Institute’s Nicholas Anthony noted that the Federal Reserve released another set of public comments, bringing the total to...

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CFPB Draws Fire at Hill Hearing on ‘Politicized’ Financial Regulation

March 07, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) came under fire on Capitol Hill Thursday (March 7) from critics who charged that caps on credit card late fees, and other actions, would hurt innovation and banks’ customers in the long run. At the hearing, titled “Politicized Financial Regulation and its Impact on Consumer Credit and Community Development,” […]