In this episode of the RegulatingAI Podcast, host Sanjay Puri is joined by Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic, to talk about one of the most pressing issues in AI today: the scraping of content and the future of journalism in an AI-first world.

✅ Topics covered:

The “original sin” of AI companies and scraped content
How The Atlantic is navigating AI disruption in publishing
Legal and ethical paths forward: lawsuits, licensing, and collaboration
Why Thompson thinks AI companies should drive traffic to journalism
A peek into The Atlantic's deal with OpenAI

🔍 Nicholas shares candid takes on balancing innovation and fairness and what the future might look like if we don’t course correct.

Resources Mentioned:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasxthompson/

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 - Podcast Highlights

02:56 - The "Original Sin" of AI Companies - Data Scraping & Compensation

05:04 - Media vs AI Companies: Finding Fair Value Exchange

08:19 - Recent Court Rulings: Anthropic & Meta Cases Analysis

12:19 - The Future of Search & Web Architecture

16:45 - Generational Impact: How Young People Consume Information

17:47 - Federal vs State AI Regulation Debate

21:47 - What AI Developers Actually Want from Regulation

22:05 - EU AI Act: Over-regulation Concerns

23:45 - Open Source vs Closed Source AI Models

24:43 - China's Open Source AI Strategy & US-China Relations

26:19 - Chip Export Restrictions: Effectiveness & Consequences

28:41 - US-China AI Cooperation Needs

29:08 - The "Job Apocalypse" Debate: Dario vs Jensen

32:48 - Government Role in AI Transition & Retraining

34:43 - The "First Rung" Problem: Entry-Level Jobs at Risk

35:51 - AI Medical Diagnosis: Outperforming Human Doctors

39:07 - AI Companionship: Solution or Danger for Loneliness?

41:10 - The "Westworld" Risk: AI-Powered Social Media Dystopia

42:46 - Key AI Thinkers: Audrey Tang & The Vatican's AI Paper

44:59 - Lightning Round: Quick Takes on AI's Future

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