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The AI Bill of Rights co-author on what should come next Oct 18, 2023

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One year ago, the White House published an AI Bill of Rights. On POLITICO Tech, the co-author of that blueprint, Suresh Venkatasubramian, tells Steven Overly how the Biden administration should build on it with a forthcoming executive order that gives federal agencies directions for buying and using artificial intelligence.

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How the U.K. wants to steer the AI debate Oct 17, 2023

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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.

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Nathaniel Fick is America’s first tech ambassador. It’s a tricky job. Oct 16, 2023

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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.

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Intel’s microchip push and pull between the US and China Oct 13, 2023

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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.

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Technology was supposed to prevent the Hamas attack. What happened? Oct 12, 2023

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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.

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How Hamas used social media to amplify its attack on Israel Oct 11, 2023

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Social media was a key tool of Hamas militants as they waged their brutal attack on Israel over the weekend. On POLITICO Tech, the Atlantic Council’s Graham Brookie tells Steven Overly how the group leaned on platforms with loose rules against terrorism propaganda and misinformation to sow fear and misinformation.

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IBM’s CEO on AI layoffs, lawsuits and what comes next Oct 10, 2023

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IBM CEO Arvind Krishna is both making artificial intelligence and grappling with its effects. On today’s POLITICO Tech, Krishna tells host Steven Overly why AI makes must be held accountable and why he’s not exactly worried about AI displacing a bunch of human workers.

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One year ago, Biden took a bite at China's chips. Here's how it's going. Oct 06, 2023

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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.

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There’s an election ‘megacycle’ coming. The world isn’t ready. Oct 05, 2023

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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.

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Why PepsiCo is powering your snacks with AI Oct 04, 2023

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Using AI to improve Cheetos? That's something PepsiCo has experimented with. On today’s POLITICO Tech, Athina Kanioura, chief strategy and transformation officer for PepsiCo, tells Steven Overly that using AI to make employees faster and more efficient hasn’t led PepsiCo to replace human workers as many fear. And why the company has determined that in some jobs the technology is simply off limits.

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