Can AI solve the problems it creates? (with David Sacks) | The Conversation

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David Sacks discusses AI policy and its implications for the workforce and regulation in a conversation with Dasha Burns.

David Sacks has played a key role in shaping AI policy for the Trump administration. He was formerly the White House AI and crypto czar. Now, he’s the co-chair of the President’s Co-Chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Sacks approaches the issue with a “let them cook” philosophy. Meaning, he thinks the way for the United States to win the global AI race is to move fast with minimally disruptive regulation. But with that comes a lot of questions about AI disruption to the workforce, who should be held responsible for harm caused by AI platforms, and the fear and division within America over the future of the technology. Sacks joins Dasha Burns in a wide-ranging interview to discuss it all.

People in this episode

Host: Dasha Burns

Guest: David Sacks

Topics covered

• AI policy
• workforce disruption
• regulation
• technology
• responsibility
• global competition

Keywords

• AI
• David Sacks
• regulation
• workforce
• technology
• Trump administration
• policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Trump administration

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