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Tech Tank: What a Trump Presidency Means For Tech

Nicol Turner Lee, Darrell West
Friday, January 3, 2025, 2:05 PM

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With the 2024 presidential election results now in, Donald Trump is returning to the White House and Republicans likely have the House and Senate. This new political landscape will bring significant changes to technology policy in the U.S.

On this episode of the TechTank Podcast, co-hosts Darrell West and Nicol Turner Lee discuss what to expect in the coming years under a Trump administration as it relates to AI, antitrust enforcement, the digital divide, China, cryptocurrency, and disinformation. 

Listen to the episode and subscribe to the TechTank Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or Acast.  dw



Dr. Nicol Turner Lee is a senior fellow in Governance Studies, the director of the Center for Technology Innovation, and serves as Co-Editor-In-Chief of TechTank. Dr. Turner Lee researches public policy designed to enable equitable access to technology across the U.S. and to harness its power to create change in communities across the world. Her work also explores global and domestic broadband deployment and internet governance issues. She is an expert on the intersection of race, wealth, and technology within the context of civic engagement, criminal justice, and economic development.
Darrell M. West is vice president and director of Governance Studies and holds the Douglas Dillon Chair. He is Co-Editor-in-Chief of TechTank. His current research focuses on artificial intelligence, robotics, and the future of work. West is also director of the John Hazen White Manufacturing Initiative.

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