Obama on AI, free speech, and the future of the internet

Former President Barack Obama sat down with The Verges editorinchief and Decoder host Nilay Patel to talk about AI, social networks, and how to think about democracy as both of those things collide. The conversation, which took place just hours after President Joe Biden signed his executive order on AI, covers some of todays biggest issues in tech and policy. Of course, we also had to ask Obama what apps he has on his homescreen. ,AI, Technology, Podcast Read more: 0:00 Intro 0:30 Bidens executive order on AI 05:38 Tech regulation avoiding mistakes of social media 11:30 Why AI companies are asking for regulating 14:52 Silicon Valleys pushback against regulation 17:35 AI rules and whos responsible for following them 19:43 Should tech platforms be treated as common carriers 22:57 Regulating around the First Amendment; copyright law 25:08 Red Lion v. FCC the Fairness Doctrine 28:26 The rise of AIgenerated social