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Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and head of the NTIA, dives into the challenges of spectrum management in an AI-driven world. He highlights how our increasing reliance on connected devices is pressuring spectrum resources. Davidson discusses the necessity of regulations to bridge the digital divide while fostering innovation. He also explores the responsibilities linked to open-source AI tools and the delicate balance needed to ensure technological accountability amidst rising demands for spectrum.

CES is something of a gadget pageant, where companies show off out-there technologies in over-the-top displays. But last week’s annual tech gathering in Las Vegas also offers insight into where consumer technology is headed. On POLITICO Tech, host Steven Overly breaks down some of the weird and wonderful tech trends at CES with Wired’s senior reviews editor, Julian Chokkattu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At CES, no foreign country is better represented than China. It’s second only to the U.S. in the number of companies on display — many of them looking to expand in the U.S. market. Meanwhile, American skepticism of Chinese-made technologies has hit an all-time high. On POLITICO Tech, host Steven Overly talks U.S. tech competition with Assistant Secretary of Commerce Alan Davidson, deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger, and Siemens U.S. CEO Barbara Humpton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The complex relationship between technology and mental health has captured increased attention in recent years, especially among regulators, amid rising concerns about the negative effects of social media, video games and artificial intelligence. On POLITICO Tech, the CEO of the American Psychological Association, Dr. Arthur Evans, tells host Steven Overly how to make tech work better for humans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walmart's executive VP discusses AI in stores, while the Acting Labor Secretary and AFL-CIO President talk about the impact of AI on workers and the responsibility of companies. They also explore worker wellbeing, the need for an AI safety net, and the concerns surrounding job security and democratic elections.

Greetings from Las Vegas! POLITICO Tech host Steven Overly travels to CES this week to explore how the annual gadget pageant reflects many of the big tech debates around privacy, safety and artificial intelligence. On the show today, he gets the download on what to expect from this year’s CES from Consumer Technology Association President and CEO Gary Shapiro and Digital Future Daily author Derek Robertson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are multiple court cases and legal tests that could influence tech regulation for years. The action is everywhere — in state courts, being looked at by federal judges – and of course at the Supreme Court, which is slated to hear two cases with major implications for online speech. Steven Overly talks with Alexandra Reeve Givens, a First Amendment scholar and the president and chief executive officer of the Center for Democracy and Technology, a DC-based nonprofit that advocates for digital rights and freedom of expression. And has filed legal briefs in a number of this year’s big cases.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if generative AI could let you chat with doppelgangers of brilliant people, in their words, at any time?  POLITICO’s Mohar Chatterjee digs into unnerving experiments from Beijing to Venice Beach to create AI-generated replicas of living human psychologists. Her story shows a policy vacuum around digital consent - and  possibly, a new way for experts to imagine influence and legacy in the age of AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are 22 million households enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program, each receiving a subsidy from the federal government for their monthly internet bill. But unless Congress acts, the program will soon run out of money. On POLITICO Tech, reporter John Hendel tells host Steven Overly why partisan politics could effectively kill the program, and what that would mean for closing the digital divide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Little federal policymaking is likely to get done in an election year. But that doesn’t mean tech policy will be totally dead in Washington. On POLITICO Tech, Darrell West from the Brookings Institution explains what Congress could actually get done if lawmakers set aside their differences -- again, in an election year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices