National Policy in AI and Tech with Karen Kornbluh

About this episode

Karen Kornbluh discusses her career in tech policy and her roles in various government positions.

Karen Kornbluh joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her tech policy and career including as policy staffer to Senator Obama in charge of the 2008 Democratic Party platform, Ambassador to the OECD, and Senior Advisor to President Biden, deputy CTO, and head of his AI office.

People in this episode

Host: Nathaniel G. Pearlman

Guest: Karen Kornbluh

Topics covered

• AI policy
• technology
• politics
• government
• career
• Biden administration

Keywords

• AI
• tech policy
• government
• Biden
• Obama
• OECD
• politics
• career

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democratic Party, OECD

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