POLITICO Tech

The podcast discusses the UK's upcoming AI safety summit and its role in the global AI conversation. It explores conflicts of interest and risks surrounding AI technology, including bias and cybersecurity threats. The importance of addressing concerns about AI-driven harm and building on existing regulatory systems is highlighted. The regulatory approach to AI in the US and UK is also compared, emphasizing the engagement of stakeholders and firms' expertise.

Suresh Venkatasubramian, co-author of the AI Bill of Rights, discusses the need for further progress in regulating AI and addressing potential harms. He emphasizes the importance of strong signals from the administration to prioritize AI governance and highlights the readiness of government agencies. They also discuss the skepticism and need for clarity in AI licensing regime, and their hopes and expectations for the EU's AI executive order.

The U.K. aims to be at the forefront of the global conversation about artificial intelligence. The cornerstone of that effort is a safety summit it will be hosting in two weeks that British tech officials are very eager to talk about. On today's show, Michelle Donelan, the U.K.’s secretary of state for science, innovation and technology, talks with host Steven Overly about the summit and where the U.K. wants to position itself in the AI conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nathaniel Fick has a complex mandate as the first U.S. ambassador at large for cyberspace and digital policy. He was recently in Kyoto, Japan, to finalize an artificial intelligence pact with G-7 countries. At that same time, Hamas launched an attack on Israel that shocked the world and set off a deadly war. On today’s POLITICO Tech, Fick explains to host Steven Overly how tech diplomacy factors into both. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Intel's plans to invest billions in U.S. semiconductor production have made it a White House darling. But the Biden administration's crackdown on China's access to chips could still sting the company's business there. On POLITICO Tech, Intel's Bruce Andrews tells Steven Overly why the company wants to see a less restrictive approach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The border between Israel and Gaza was supposed to be fortified with some of the world’s most sophisticated security technology. But Hamas fighters managed to breach it anyway, and carried out a brutal attack. On POLITICO Tech, deputy tech editor Daniella Cheslow explains what the attack reveals about Israel’s world-class border technology, and the glaring tech disparities between people living in Israel and Gaza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hamas used social media platforms with loose rules against terrorism propaganda to amplify their attack on Israel. The role of the media wing of Hamas and the global reach of their content. The evolving role of social media in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Criticisms faced by Elon Musk and Twitter for misinformation and violent content. Establishing a disinformation advisory council to tackle online propaganda.

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna discusses the potential displacement of IBM's workforce due to AI, the responsibility of AI companies, the impact of AI on jobs and retraining, legal liability and accountability in AI, and the transformative impact of AI compared to past tech transitions.

It’s been a year since the Biden administration imposed trade restrictions on American companies selling microchips and equipment to China. On today’s POLITICO Tech, Steven Overly breaks down what loopholes still exist and how Washington might try to plug them with Gregory Allen from the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Next year will mark the first time the U.S., U.K. and EU each have major elections at the same time. That will be a big test for democracies already battered by disinformation. On today’s POLITICO Tech, reporter Mark Scott and Steven Overly explore this unique political moment and the consequences of how it plays out online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices