Hey, folks, it's absolutely wonderful to be back here. Thank you very much, Shane, for that kind introduction. And thank you for state of the net for having me here today. It's not every day that I get to be around a collection of techie legal policy wonks all put together. And I feel like we're a rare breed. And it's nice to be among my type of geeks. As Shane mentioned, I lead the US chief technology officers office, or the CTO office. And I served in a similar role in the Obama Biden administration. But a lot has changed since then. I'll talk a little bit about that. And then about privacy, AI, broadband access, and the three things that the CTO shop is really doing a ton of work on. At the beginning of the Obama administration, there were a lot fewer technologists, in the Executive Office of the President, and those that were there were much more siloed. And often, people thought that there was a really bright line between tech policy issues like network neutrality being an example from the Obama administration, and then the rest of policy, like health care, and that those two things were entirely separate and distinct from each other. But because of some hard earned experience, and the work of so many folks in this room, there's really now been a pretty big shift in how we think about all that. Today, people across the government understand that in the modern age, all technology is technology policy. Sorry, I think I said that wrong. All technology is technology policy. No all policy is technology policy. Today, it's abundantly clear why technologists are important in shaping policy and its implementation. today. We know that technologists, the technologists required to develop sound government policy can take many forms. From data scientists like the US chief data scientist and US Deputy CTO Denise Ross, to computer scientists, tech focus lawyers like me, and social scientists. In the Biden, Harris administration, there are many technologists across the White House and in senior positions across federal agencies, the US digital service, the General Services Administration's tech transformation service, the Federal CIO and agency CIOs, the digital services teams, all of these folks are out there as federal techies and are focused on making government services better and more modern. So we've made a good start. We haven't gotten to a government where there's as many values led technologists as there are economists and lawyers. We're still outnumbered at most meetings. But we are moving in the right direction. Last September, the White House released its principles for enhancing competition, and tech platform accountability. And in January, the President called on Congress to come together and pass bipartisan legislation to hold big tech accountable. In an op ed in the Wall Street Journal. As the President said, we still have much work to do to be able to finish the job. For us in the CTO office, that job means pushing forward responsible innovation, where innovation doesn't just happen for innovation sake, but as a way of purposely advancing core American values, such as opportunity, privacy, and equity. where technology is aligned with and bolsters democratic principles, and human rights. There was something that DJ Patil, the very first US chief data scientist, had a way of saying that I think still rings very true in this administration, which is our job is to move purposefully and fix things, not move fast and break things. We need innovation that benefits all Americans technology that uplifts all people strengthens democracy. Safeguards civil rights, includes everyone and brings prosperity really widely. We can advance these values by pursuing two things purposeful technology, technological innovation, and strong protections for Americans rights and safety. And privacy is an important foundation. At the State of the Union, President Biden made clear that we need serious federal protections for Americans privacy. Presidents push for strong privacy legislation comes against the backdrop of a litany of privacy horror stories, I'll just give you a few. And just within the health privacy field, ad targeting platforms have been selling the targeting of people with clinical depression. apps have been leaking people's health information to other companies without users permission, or even their knowledge. data brokers have been selling mobile IDs tied with people who are actively pregnant, which is especially worrisome given the attacks on reproductive rights that we are seeing. So the problem is clear. And so as the urgent need for action, we all know that we need limits on the data that companies can collect us and share. That means limits on the collection and use of data related to your Internet history. Your personal communications, your location, your health, your genetic and biometric data. It's not enough for companies to disclose what data they're collecting. Much of that data shouldn't be collected at all. And these protections need to be especially strong for children who are particularly vulnerable to harm. Unchecked data collection by companies can also end up in the hands of our adversaries and competitors, and be exploited in ways that undermine our economic and national security. We're taking big steps to address these problems. President urged Congress to pass strong federal privacy legislation, the United States and 60 partners around the world made clear that individuals should have their privacy protected online, in the declaration for the future of the Internet. And the White House elevated privacy as a central principle and the blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, which I'm going to talk a little bit more about later. With us prize challenges to push this research forward, and research strategies to encourage the development of privacy enhancing technologies, kind of have your cake and eat it too. technology that would allow people and society to benefit from the use of data while maintaining privacy. And we've recruited a leading expert on privacy and tech policy more broadly, who's sitting right here in the audience, Professor Deidre Mulligan, who I can't, I'm really excited to be working with to help lead the government work as a US Deputy CTO. Other parts of the federal government are also taking important steps on privacy. The NTIA I know Alan will be up here soon, is leading a comprehensive review of the nexus between Privacy Policy and Innovation in the Internet economy. They are currently seeking public input through a request for common and listening sessions on the intersection between privacy civil rights and the digital economy. Earlier this year, they also released an important report highlighting the need for policy interventions to approve improve privacy in mobile app in the mobile app ecosystem while supporting strong competition in that ecosystem. The FTC has also shown leadership in protecting Americans privacy and civil rights against harms from excessive data collection, the use of automated systems and defaults in the gaming platforms that allow unknown adults to digitally interact with kids. They announced an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to crack down on commercial surveillance, and the data gathering practices that underpin it. And they recently stood up a new office of technology that will continue advancing the FTC has technical expertise and capacity to protect Americans privacy, because we need more people with that technological background to be able to do good enforcement in this modern age, and they're hiring. And if you're a technologist, who has always been a little bit FTC, curious, now is definitely the time to take the plunge. And to go help. If you know somebody who fits that bill, please do send them the FTC is way it's a really important office. That is that is as I say building. We're also working to make sure that the data that is collected is us that is used in ways that are fair and equitable. In fact, we are finding ways to use that data to advance equity. That means putting in place new practices to understand data such as people's race and gender, and then use that data to identify and fix disparities in federal programs. To answer the question of how federal services are delivered in terms of that type of data. We're also studying how police, State Tribal, Local and Territorial law enforcement agencies across the country are handling data about police activities. In order to help inform more fair and just policing. We've seen a bunch of the good ways that data is used to help make people's lives easier. But no one in this room is naive to the fact that data is often used to power AI systems that are used in concerning ways. There's lots of talk right now about sentient AI or or some sort of future robot doomsday scenarios involving paperclips.