POLITICO Tech
The POLITICO Tech podcast is your download on the disruption that technology is bringing to politics and policy. New episodes on Thursdays.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 1025
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
NOLA banned, then embraced, facial recognition. Here’s what happened next.
Facing a wave of violent crime in 2022, New Orleans decided to lift a ban on facial recognition technology and allow police to use it to identify certain suspects. But police were required to track h…
00:18:28 |
Mon 06 Nov 2023
Meet the election betting upstart suing the government
The fledgling industry for betting on U.S. election outcomes — through regulated exchanges, not black markets — has been subject to immense regulatory scrutiny. Now, start-up company Kalshi is suing…
00:17:59 |
Fri 03 Nov 2023
In the battle for AI leadership: U.S. vs. U.K.?
The U.K. has brought together world leaders for a much-hyped summit on AI safety this week. And just before it got underway, the Biden administration unveiled a sweeping AI executive order, followed …
00:16:01 |
Thu 02 Nov 2023
What it means to lose the internet during war
Internet access has been significantly disrupted in Gaza since the start of its ongoing war with Israel, including a recent blackout that lasted more than 30 hours. On POLITICO Tech, host Steven Over…
00:16:06 |
Wed 01 Nov 2023
The TL;DR on Biden’s AI EO
The Biden administration’s much-anticipated executive order aims to send a message that the U.S. will both create and regulate AI. The audience? Washington, Silicon Valley and the world. On POLITICO …
00:11:58 |
Tue 31 Oct 2023
Influencers are complicating Biden’s student loan message
Student loan borrowers must soon resume payments for the first time in three years -- and many are flocking to social media for answers about their options. POLITICO education reporter Bianca Quilant…
00:14:48 |
Mon 30 Oct 2023
How SCOTUS could change speech on social media
The Supreme Court will hear a case brought by two Republican attorneys general accusing the Biden administration of coercing social media companies to remove conservative posts. Setting the politics …
00:18:15 |
Fri 27 Oct 2023
What the NAACP wants Washington to do about AI
The NAACP has made the regulation of artificial intelligence a cornerstone of its advocacy in recent years, as the technology has the potential to exacerbate existing barriers to justice and equity —…
00:15:49 |
Thu 26 Oct 2023
Taking Meta to court over kids’ privacy
More than 30 states filed a sweeping lawsuit against Meta on Tuesday — accusing the company of violating children’s privacy and misrepresenting the platform’s harms. On POLITICO Tech, reporter Rebecc…
00:16:27 |
Wed 25 Oct 2023
Google DeepMind talks AI risks
Global regulators face no shortage of open questions about how to assess the risks of artificial intelligence — and who should bear responsibility for addressing them. On today’s POLITICO Tech, Googl…
00:23:18 |
Tue 24 Oct 2023
Inside the latest move in Biden’s China tech war
A year ago, the Biden administration took a direct hit at China’s tech ambitions when it slapped trade restrictions on microchips and the equipment needed to make them. Just last week, U.S. officials…
00:19:43 |
Mon 23 Oct 2023
The 'effective altruists' influencing Washington on AI
There's a contingent of "effective altruists" pouring millions of dollars into Washington to influence the policy debate around artificial intelligence. On POLITICO Tech, reporter Brendan Bordelon an…
00:15:35 |
Fri 20 Oct 2023
What's behind the U.K.'s AI blitz
The British ambassador opened her residence to techies from around Washington this week, part of a promotional blitz for the UK's upcoming AI safety summit. On POLITICO Tech, host Steven Overly's liv…
00:17:57 |
Thu 19 Oct 2023
The AI Bill of Rights co-author on what should come next
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…
00:19:01 |
Wed 18 Oct 2023
How the U.K. wants to steer the AI debate
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 offi…
00:24:51 |
Tue 17 Oct 2023
Nathaniel Fick is America’s first tech ambassador. It’s a tricky job.
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 cou…
00:19:51 |
Mon 16 Oct 2023
Intel’s microchip push and pull between the US and China
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…
00:24:01 |
Fri 13 Oct 2023
Technology was supposed to prevent the Hamas attack. What happened?
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 brut…
00:12:40 |
Thu 12 Oct 2023
How Hamas used social media to amplify its attack on Israel
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 …
00:19:00 |
Wed 11 Oct 2023
IBM’s CEO on AI layoffs, lawsuits and what comes next
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 …
00:23:05 |
Tue 10 Oct 2023
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