Highlights from “Bidenomics and Industrial Policy in Silicon Valley”

with Hoover Institution Fellow Lanhee Chen and Marketwatch SF Bureau Chief Jeremy Owens

Jeremy Owens (L) moderates a discussion with Lanhee Chen (R) on Oct. 16, 2023

We were delighted to welcome an engaged audience to our Menlo Park offices to hear from public policy expert Lanhee Chen in conversation with Marketwatch editor Jeremy Owens. They discussed the challenges of regulating technology and especially AI, and how to foster increased competition and innovation in Silicon Valley.

“We have to be willing to reimagine how the government works.”

— Lanhee Chen, David and Diane Steffy Fellow in American Public Policy Studies at the Hoover Institution

Here are a few of our favorite quotes from the evening:

• Lanhee Chen on reimagining government: “It's not about proliferating the number of agencies, it's about thinking more creatively about are these agencies really doing what they need to do. Are they answering the key sets of questions that need to be answered?”

• Jeremy Owens on regulating AI: “Trying to regulate AI is trying to define AI .... We have to look at how AI is being used and how to regulate that.”

• Lanhee Chen on running for CA state Controller: “It's a remarkable state. You meet some awesome people, and I'm not talking about famous people, I'm talking about just people who are trying to make it work every day in the state. And you realize people come to the state for a reason.”