About this episode

Aalok Mehta introduces himself as the new host and discusses Pope Leo XIV's encyclical on AI and President Trump's postponed executive order on AI and cybersecurity.

In this episode, Aalok Mehta makes his first appearance as the new host of the AI Policy Podcast. We briefly discuss what listeners can expect in this new chapter of the podcast before diving into Pope Leo XIV's recent encyclical on AI (1:45). We also cover President Trump's postponed executive order on AI and cybersecurity, including what the EO likely contained and why its signing ceremony was ultimately called off (18:09).

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Host: Aalok Mehta

Topics covered

• AI policy
• executive orders
• cybersecurity
• Pope Leo XIV
• Trump administration
• podcast introduction

Keywords

• AI
• Pope Leo XIV
• Trump
• executive order
• cybersecurity
• policy
• podcast

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Organizations: AI Policy Podcast, Center for Strategic and International Studies

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