Craig Newmark sees an AI bubble. It may not be a bust.

About this episode

Craig Newmark discusses the potential AI bubble and its implications for online security.

Craig Newmark is best known for shaping our digital past. As the founder of Craigslist, he was a pioneer in online classified advertising and lived the Silicon Valley dot-com bubble firsthand. These days, Newmark is donating his vast wealth to fight disinformation and cyber scams. On POLITICO Tech, host Steven Overly sat down with Newmark to discuss whether he sees an AI bubble forming today, and why he’s hopeful the fast-moving technology will make us more secure online (even if it has some problems still to be worked out). Steven Overly is the host of POLITICO Tech and covers the intersection of politics and technology. Nirmal Mulaikal is the co-host and producer of POLITICO Energy and producer of POLITICO Tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Steven Overly

Guest: Craig Newmark

Topics covered

• AI bubble
• disinformation
• cyber scams
• technology
• online security

Keywords

• AI
• Craig Newmark
• disinformation
• cyber scams
• online security
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: POLITICO, Craigslist, POLITICO Tech, POLITICO Energy

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