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The POLITICO Tech podcast is your daily download on the disruption that technology is bringing to politics and policy. From AI and the metaverse to disinformation and microchips, we explore how today’s technology is shaping our world — and driving the policy decisions, global rivalries and industries that will matter tomorrow.
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Washington’s fascination with AI has permeated its social life — from
salon dinners to embassy receptions to networking nights. That includes
festivities surrounding this weekend’s White House Correspondents’
Dinner. On POLITICO Tech, media maven Tammy Haddad joins host Steven
Overly to talk about her Washington AI Network and how AI is shaping
D.C.’s social scene.
Micron Technology is getting $6.14 billion from the Biden administration
to build microchip facilities in the U.S., becoming the fourth and final
maker of leading-edge semiconductors to get government subsidies. On
POLITICO Tech, Michael Schmidt, the director of the Commerce
Department’s CHIPS Program Office, breaks down the deals and explains
what comes next.
The Federal Communications Commission will vote tomorrow to re-impose
net neutrality, controversial regulations that require internet service
providers to treat all websites equally. Ajit Pai is the former
Republican FCC chair who took them away back in 2017. And he joins
POLITICO Tech host Steven Overly to challenge Democrats’ reasons for
bringing the rules back -- even as he says most Americans have moved
on.
All eyes are on the Senate this week, where lawmakers are taking up a
bill that forces TikTok to find a new owner. Now, Congress can be an
unpredictable place. But things have never looked worse for the popular
app. So, what happens next? It seems clear that TikTok would take the
U.S. government to court, likely arguing that forcing a sale, and
potentially imposing a ban, violates the constitutional rights of
TikTok’s investors and users. Right now, TikTok is locked in a lawsuit
with the state of Montana over a ban passed last year. On today's
Politico Tech, Steven Overly talks with Montana Attorney General Austin
Knudsen, the man at the center of the state's proposed ban, about what
he expects from TikTok’s coming legal fight.
The United Arab Emirates has produced some of the world’s biggest
open-source AI models. And that was before Microsoft put big money into
one of its AI companies last week — part of the U.S. effort to pull the
Gulf nation away from China’s influence. At an Atlantic Council event,
the country’s AI minister, His Excellency Omar Al Olama, spoke with host
Steven Overly about AI alliances, global rulemaking and more.
Officials from the Chinese embassy have been making the rounds on
Capitol Hill as U.S. lawmakers weigh a forced sale of the video-sharing
app TikTok. Reporter Hailey Fuchs joins POLITICO Tech host Steven Overly
to explain what happened inside the meetings and how they could
complicate TikTok’s own lobbying efforts.
Our language is fundamental to our cultural identity. And many European
countries worry artificial intelligence will erase those languages and
the cultures that come with them. But could those fears really be code
for falling behind in the AI race? POLITICO reporter Gian Volpicelli
joins host Steven Overly to discuss.
The Federal Communications Commission will vote next week to restore
regulations that require internet service providers to treat websites
equally, otherwise known as net neutrality. Tom Wheeler was the chair of
the FCC the last time those rules were put in place. He joins POLITICO
Tech host Steven Overly to talk about how artificial intelligence gives
new life to this old policy battle.
The future of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act now lies in the
Senate, following a contentious path to reauthorization in the House
last week. Behind the scenes, the Biden administration has been pressing
both chambers to extend the law -- and successfully pushing back on some
proposed reforms. On POLITICO Tech, National Security Council legal
adviser Joshua Geltzer defends the need for government spy programs amid
simmering global conflicts.
Today, we’re talking taxes. Stanford law professor Dan Ho has been
working with the IRS to figure out how machine learning and artificial
intelligence can improve the agency -- including a study he led last
year that found evidence of racial bias in its audits. On POLITICO Tech,
host Steven Overly talks with Ho about using AI to root our human bias,
and how the technology is changing up Tax Day.
The House is expected to vote on a key foreign surveillance law set to
expire next week. The fight over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act, or FISA, has pit national security hawks who defend the government
surveillance program against lawmakers who say it's been used to
unlawfully spy on American citizens. Host Steven Overly unpacks the
criticisms with Elizabeth Goitein, a former Capitol Hill attorney who
now leads the Liberty and National Security Program at NYU’s Brennan
Center for Justice.
The Chinese disinformation network known as Spamouflage has never gotten
much traction on social media. Then, a small number of accounts started
pretending to be American. On POLITICO Tech, senior analyst Elise Thomas
from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue explains why pro-Trump and
anti-Biden tweets from a group with ties to the Chinese Communist Party
may signal deeper concerns about 2024 election interference.
There’s a new data privacy bill floating around Capitol Hill this week
-- backed by the chairs of two powerful committees. And at first glance,
it seems to have a lot of potential. But POLITICO Tech host Steven
Overly and privacy reporter Alfred Ng discuss the sticking points that
could cause the legislation to stall.
Gary Marcus is a cognitive scientist and serial entrepreneur who is an
AI critic, and not shy about it. He’s one of the tech experts pushing
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and others in Washington to pass
sweeping and stringent legislation to rein in AI -- technology that he
doesn’t actually think is very smart. Gary has written a piece for
POLITICO magazine, out tomorrow, arguing what all should be included in
a big AI bill. And he talked with Steven Overly to make his case.
If you haven’t heard of Roblox, your kids certainly have. It’s an online
platform for games and other virtual experiences, and most of its users
are under 17 years old. As Congress weighs kids’ online safety
legislation, Roblox is dispatching its CEO and other executives to D.C.
this week. POLITICO Tech host Steven Overly caught up with Roblox policy
chief Nicky Jackson Colaco to discuss.
The Biden administration is in the midst of its latest attempt at a
diplomatic reset with China, its chief geopolitical rival on all things
tech. Council on Foreign Relations President Mike Froman — who served as
U.S. trade representative during President Barack Obama’s second term —
joins POLITICO Tech host Steven Overly to discuss the Biden
administration’s protectionist economic policies, and why becoming “more
like China” may be necessary.
U.S. and European officials will meet in Belgium today and tomorrow for
the latest gathering of the Trade and Technology Council, a body meant
to mend the trans-atlantic relationship following four years of
President Donald Trump. But the TTC is now weighing its next act — and
what it means if Trump returns to power. POLITICO Tech host Steven
Overly and POLITICO tech correspondent Mark Scott discuss.
AI is coming to health systems — in fact, it's already here. As it rolls
out, the government is taking a light approach to regulation, issuing
guidance, but no binding rules. The Coalition for Health AI is working
to develop standards for vetting health care AI via assurance labs.
Politico reporter Ruth Reader talks with host Steven Overly and then Dr.
Brian Anderson, the CEO of the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI), about how
to create safeguards around these new technologies.
The U.S. and UK have inked a memorandum of understanding that will see
the allies join forces on AI safety research and testing. But what will
that mean in reality? On POLITICO Tech, host Steven Overly sits down
with UK tech secretary Michelle Donelan.
Electricity demand in the United States is projected to skyrocket over
the next decade, partly because of the rising power needs of data
centers and electric vehicles. That poses big challenges for the power
grid. Today, host Catherine Morehouse sits down with Rob Gramlich,
founder and president of consulting firm Grid Strategies, to discuss
whether the grid can handle this surge in power demand — and what
happens if it can’t.
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