Dr. Cari Miller: “The U.S. AI Action Plan & Why It May Be a Global Risk” | RegulatingAI Podcast

Join host Sanjay Puri in conversation with Dr. Cari Miller, a leading voice in AI governance, as they unpack the recently announced America’s AI Action Plan. 

🔍 What you'll learn: 

• Why Pillar One of the U.S. plan may spark global misalignment 
• The risks of removing "misinformation" from AI frameworks 
• Why U.S. innovation might clash with the EU AI Act and global regulatory norms 
• How free speech and foundation models intersect with international policy 

🌍 Global policymakers, this one is for you. 

🎯 Watch now to understand why the latest U.S. move could raise alarms worldwide. 

Resources Mentioned: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cari-miller/ 

⏱️ Timestamps: 

0:00 Introduction of Dr. Cari Miller  

2:52 The three pillars of America's AI Action Plan  

7:20 Comparing the AI Action Plan to the EU AI Act  

8:27 "Hurry up and innovate" and the geopolitical dimension of AI  

10:45 The dilemma between innovation and regulation  

13:09 The moratorium on state-level AI regulation  

15:50 A spectrum for regulation: reversible vs. irreversible harm  

17:17 The EU's approach to regulation  

19:10 Why AI procurement is the "gate of all gates" for governance  

21:27 What makes AI procurement different  

23:32 The need for augmented procurement practices and training  

24:14 Accounting for hallucination and vendor disclaimers  

27:55 Procurement for foundation models vs. fine-tuned solutions  

29:39 The possibility of AI insurance  

31:02 Distinguishing between trustworthy and "AI snake oil" vendors  

33:23 Strengths and weaknesses of existing AI procurement frameworks 35:26 The three checkpoints before issuing an AI RFP  

37:41 Sovereign AI and procurement for global south nations  

40:20 Concerns about agents and agentic AI systems  

44:02 The domain professional and complex multi-turn tasks  

45:59 Procurement and pricing models for AI agents  

49:00 The maturity of agents and the role of CISOs  

52:35 Liability and governance for autonomous agents  

55:33 The use of synthetic data: benefits and risks  

58:50 Lightning round of questions  

1:01:53 Concluding remarks