Adam Thierer
Senior Fellow, R Street Institute
Thierer is a senior fellow for the R Street Institute’s Technology & Innovation team, where he focuses on policy research relating to innovators and entrepreneurs through“permissionless innovation.” Prior to his time at R Street, Thierer spent 12 years as a senior fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. THE following is his testimony before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade on May 21, 2025. America’s AI innovators risk getting squeezed between the so-called Brussels effect of overzealous European regulation and the so-called Sacramento effect of excessive state and local mandates. This regulatory squeeze will prevent our citizens…
