Shobhit S.

The current AI innovation paradigm is driven by large-scale extraction and (mis)appropriation of creative and cultural resources into proprietary AI systems. As AI systems increasingly mediate cultural production and information access, questions of who controls these knowledge infrastructures have become increasingly urgent. These developments…

In September 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released a notice inviting comments on “significant foreign trade barriers” to US exports of goods and services, for inclusion in the 2026 National Trade Estimates (NTE)  Report. In response, IT for Change’s submission challenges the characterization of a range of…

Even as AI systems are becoming increasingly central to economic organization, public services and geopolitical power, governance approaches remain narrowly focused on downstream risks and harmful use-cases, leaving…