Sarah Kreps
John L. Wetherill Professor of Government and Law and Director of the Cornell Tech Policy Institute, Cornell UniversityArticles by Sarah Kreps
Technology
AI is not the same as nuclear weapons. Can the US and China cooperate?
Unlike nuclear weapons, AI is deeply embedded in economic competition and driven largely by private firms, making it harder for Washington and Beijing to slow its development or verify limits. Cooperation may instead focus on reducing risks, says US academic Sarah Kreps.
Sarah Kreps
24 Sep 2026
Technology
Kimi K3’s lesson: The AI race won’t be won by containing China
China’s Kimi K3 shows that export controls alone cannot preserve US leadership in AI. The next phase of competition will depend less on slowing rivals than on strengthening America’s own innovation ecosystem. US academic Sarah Kreps weighs the issue.
Sarah Kreps
07 Aug 2026
Economy
The TikTok showdown: Can America contain a Chinese tech giant without breaking it?
The TikTok compromise highlights shifting priorities in both Beijing and Washington and reflects the new realities of global tech competition (and possibly cooperation), says US academic Sarah Kreps.
Sarah Kreps
22 Sep 2025
Politics
What now for TikTok after the appeals court ruling?
After the federal appeals court made its decision, TikTok still faces a possible ban in the US if it does not divest itself from its parent company by January 2025. Will the Supreme Court intervene and would President-elect Trump issue an executive order when he assumes office? US academic Sarah Kreps weighs up the possibilities.
Sarah Kreps
09 Dec 2024
Politics
Can Big Tech fix the government from within?
The US federal government has become an albatross. For tech leaders like Elon Musk joining the government, the goal is not top-down innovation but rather to whittle down the regulatory drag that inhibits industry, says US academic Sarah Kreps.
Sarah Kreps
18 Nov 2024
Politics
Should there be an age limit for politicians?
US academic Sarah Kreps weighs the question of setting political age limits, reflecting that for world leaders, the stakes are too high to risk implementation by someone facing age-related decline. On the other hand, the deterioration of mind and body is non-linear, relative and dynamic. What middle ground can there be?
Sarah Kreps
11 Sep 2024
Technology
US digital regulation dilemma: How to censor in a free society?
After TikTok's recent high-profile congressional hearing, the question on everyone's lips is what happens next - is a total ban likely? But the larger issue, says academic Sarah Kreps, is whether the US risks winning the battle of ideas and ideals but losing the war.
Sarah Kreps
17 Apr 2023