Law professor criticizes American digital privacy regime as EU countries distrust data flow at Senate hearing

University of Washington School of Law Professor Ryan Calo in prepared testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee at a hearing on digital consumer privacy amid rapid developments in generative and other artificial intelligence discusses the urgent need for privacy rules in America, citing a Pew Research Center survey indicating widespread discomfort with AI usage by companies, and noting that the EU's refusal to certify America as adequate on privacy hinders data flow between economies, questioning the value of American innovation without trust.