As “rogue AI agents" hack systems and leaders warn of catastrophe, who should be held responsible? The former FTC Commissioner Lina Khan argues that the United States already has a lot of the regulatory tools needed. In this live episode from The Atlantic Festival, the “Galaxy Brain” host Charlie Warzel talks with Khan about why the AI-alarmism conversation feels a little off, how money affects politics and regulation, and some of the ways she would be dealing with AI if she were still the head of the FTC.
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00:00 Introduction
03:52 Why the AI Panic Now
05:56 No AI Exemption
09:37 New Rules vs. Old Tools
11:49 Audits and Accountability
14:53 Capture, Coalitions, and FTC Moves
22:53 Real Harms and Historical Lessons
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