
Tech Talks on Fair and Accountable AI: Data, Agents, and Regulation
From CDT Tech Talks by Center for Democracy and Technology
December 12, 2025 · 45 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the evolving governance of AI and its implications for equity and accountability in both the EU and US.
Questions of equity, accountability, and data use are taking center stage now that AI reshapes everything from public services to private industry. This episode kicks off our mini transnational series, bringing together CDT Europe’s Laura Lazaro Cabrera and CDT US’s Miranda Bogen for an in-depth conversation on how AI governance is evolving on both sides of the Atlantic. They explore how emerging technologies like AI agents and longstanding data protection principles collide to shape the future of fair and accountable AI. Laura and Miranda also compare the distinct approaches of the EU and the US, highlighting both areas of alignment and key differences in how regulations and organisational incentives are shaping the future of AI
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Guests: Laura Lazaro Cabrera, Miranda Bogen
Topics covered
- AI governance
- data protection
- equity
- accountability
- regulation
Keywords
- fair AI
- accountable AI
- AI agents
- data use
- transnational series
- EU regulations
- US regulations
- organizational incentives
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Places: Atlantic, US
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