Kevin Frazier

Senior Fellow

Biography

Professor Kevin Frazier leads the AI Innovation and Law Program at the University of Texas School of Law and is a Senior Fellow at the Abundance Institute. He also serves as an adjunct research fellow at the Cato Institute. Born and raised in Beaverton, Oregon, he is a graduate of the University of Oregon, UC Berkeley School of Law, and Harvard Kennedy School. Prior to joining the legal academy, he clerked for the Montana Supreme Court and conducted a research fellowship on AI. His research focuses on how to reform bureaucracies and update regulations to facilitate innovation. Frazier has testified before Congress on topics ranging from artificial intelligence to undersea cables; he regularly advises state and federal policymakers on how to accelerate adoption of emerging technologies. You can listen to his two cents on all things tech policy via the Scaling Laws podcast.

Recent contributions

Adding Friction to Rushed Federal AI Governance

Politics
June 30, 2026

An AI Commencement Address That Might Not Elicit Boos

Economic Dynamism
June 22, 2026

The Great AI Jobs Transition

Economic Dynamism
June 3, 2026

The End of the AI Binary

Politics
May 12, 2026

Locke, Meet Claude

Economic Dynamism
April 15, 2026

Cut Licensing, Cut Prices, Embrace AI

Economic Dynamism
March 19, 2026

AI Needs Consumer Choice, Not Bureaucratic Control

Economic Dynamism
March 3, 2026

The AI Future: Between Certain Doom and Endless Prosperity

Pursuit of Happiness
February 17, 2026

The AI Frontier Must be Fiercely Competitive

Pursuit of Happiness
January 23, 2026

Entrepreneurial Freedom in the Age of AI

Economic Dynamism
January 12, 2026

Beyond the Border: How Extraterritorial State Laws Risk America’s AI Ambitions

Politics
December 16, 2025

America's Litigation Addiction Threatens Its AI Leadership

Economic Dynamism
November 11, 2025

The FTC and AI: May a Thousand Competitive Flowers Bloom

Economic Dynamism
October 27, 2025

Law Can’t Answer Every Question Posed by AI

Economic Dynamism
October 2, 2025

Draining the Ivory Tower

Pursuit of Happiness
September 17, 2025

Don’t Californicate, Floridize, or Kentuckify My AI ‍

Economic Dynamism
August 19, 2025

Build it. They're coming. 

Economic Dynamism
July 30, 2025
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Adding Friction to Rushed Federal AI Governance

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An AI Commencement Address That Might Not Elicit Boos

June 22, 2026

The Great AI Jobs Transition

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The End of the AI Binary

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Locke, Meet Claude

April 15, 2026

Cut Licensing, Cut Prices, Embrace AI

March 19, 2026

AI Needs Consumer Choice, Not Bureaucratic Control

March 3, 2026

The AI Future: Between Certain Doom and Endless Prosperity

February 17, 2026

The AI Frontier Must be Fiercely Competitive

January 23, 2026

Entrepreneurial Freedom in the Age of AI

January 12, 2026

Beyond the Border: How Extraterritorial State Laws Risk America’s AI Ambitions

December 16, 2025

America's Litigation Addiction Threatens Its AI Leadership

November 11, 2025

The FTC and AI: May a Thousand Competitive Flowers Bloom

October 27, 2025

Law Can’t Answer Every Question Posed by AI

October 2, 2025

Draining the Ivory Tower

September 17, 2025

Don’t Californicate, Floridize, or Kentuckify My AI ‍

August 19, 2025

Build it. They're coming. 

July 30, 2025
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