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RegulatingAI Podcast: Innovate Responsibly

Welcome to the RegulatingAI Podcast: Innovate Responsibly podcast with host and AI regulation expert Sanjay Puri. Sanjay is a pivotal leader at the intersection of technology, policy and entrepreneurship and explores the intricate landscape of artificial intelligence governance on this podcast. Y

New episodes: Several times a day
Typical length: 23 min
Latest: 30 Sep 2026
Language: English

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30 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 22 min

Federal AI Regulation in America: State vs. Federal Power, Deepfakes, and National Security

In Episode 5 of AI on the Ballot, Congressman Ted Lieu, Professor Aziz Huq, and Ben Winters tackle the urgent question: who really governs AI in America? With Congress yet to pass a comprehensive federal AI law, states like Colorado and New York have stepped in — only to face federal pushback. This episode explores the battle between state and federal AI regulation, the risks of deepfakes and AI fraud, and the national security stakes in the U.S.–China tech race. From consumer protection to catastrophic risk, from data centers to civil rights, our guests reveal how AI touches every aspect of…

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30 Sep 2026 · 40 min
Ohio — The State Where Every AI Election Issue Collides
Ohio might be the most important state in America for understanding how AI is reshaping politics — and Congressman Greg Landsman doesn't hold back on why. In Episode 4 of AI on the Ballot, hosts Bennett Iorio and Sanjay Puri go deep on Ohio — a state where data centers, electricity costs, manufacturing job losses, and a total absence of AI regulation are all colliding in the same election cycle. They're joined by Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH-01), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, for a wide-ranging conversation on what accountability for Big Tech should actually look like. In…
30 Sep 2026 · 49 min
Colorado 2026: AI, Data Centers, and the Race for Governor
In Episode 3 of AI on the Ballot, we go inside the Colorado race. On the record. Non-partisan. With the candidates and voices shaping how Colorado answers the questions every state is now facing: Who pays for the AI economy? Who regulates it? And what happens to Colorado workers as the technology reshapes the economy? 00:00 - 01:39 : Intro 01:39 - 03:57 Colorado AI Landscape 04:36 - 06:56 Tech Infrastructure Funding 07:13 - 09:37 Data Tariff Conflicts 09:45 - 10:56 Local Job Growth 10:56 - 11:46 Long-Term Employment Risks 12:47 - 15:07 Policy Leadership Role 15:08 - 19:14 Workforce Education…
30 Sep 2026 · 52 min
The 4 AI Fights on Your Ballot: Energy, Regulation, Jobs & Deepfakes
Maine just banned data center construction statewide. More than 30 states have introduced 300+ data center bills in 2026. Washington and the states are at war over who gets to write the rules on AI. And underneath it all, AI is already shaping what voters read, believe, and decide heading into the midterms. In Episode 2 of AI on the Ballot, host Bennett Aiorio (founder of the GIE Foundation) and co-host Sanjay dig into the four fights driving AI onto the ballot: energy and data centers, state vs. federal regulation, jobs and worker displacement, and the information environment itself.…
30 Sep 2026 · 24 min
AI Is Taking Over Our Communities — Who Gets a Say? | Vilas Dhar - Live at UNGA 2026, NYC
Here’s a tighter Spotify version that keeps the strongest themes and avoids sounding too promotional: Who gets to decide what the future of AI looks like? Recorded live at the University Club during the UN General Assembly, Sanjay Puri speaks with Vilas Dhar, President of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and an AI Policy 100 honoree, about AI governance, safety, regulation and the growing tension between Big Tech, governments and communities. They explore the backlash against AI data centers, AI’s impact on energy and water, the future of work, AI sovereignty, the Global South, and why…
30 Sep 2026 · 38 min
Why Is AI On The Ballot?
Is AI really on the ballot in 2026? The answer is yes — and here's why it matters. Congress has passed zero federal AI laws. Meanwhile, AI is reshaping America's energy grids, threatening jobs, and flooding elections with deepfakes and disinformation. In this premiere episode of AI on the Ballot, we break down why artificial intelligence has become a front-line issue in the 2026 US midterm elections. We speak with Roy Austin Jr., Director of the AI Initiative at Harvard Law School and former VP of Civil Rights at Meta, and Miranda Nazzaro, Senior Technology Reporter at The Hill, about what…
30 Sep 2026 · 40 min
AI Governance Is Breaking: Who Controls AI Agents, Data & Creative Rights? | Alice Xiang, SONY
Who is responsible when AI makes decisions, creates content, or acts autonomously? In this episode of the Regulating AI Podcast, Sanjay Puri speaks with Alice Xiang, Global Head of AI Governance and Vice President at Sony Corporation and a lead research scientist at Sony AI, about the future of AI governance and responsible AI. They discuss AI agents, autonomous AI, generative AI, AI regulation, AI ethics, copyright and creative rights, AI training data, creator compensation, attribution, AI transparency, content provenance, C2PA, algorithmic bias, explainable AI, and human oversight. A…
28 Sep 2026 · 11 min
India’s AI Future Depends on Data: AI Literacy, Policy & Digital Transformation | Avik Sarkar
India wants to become a global AI leader—but what will it take to build an AI-ready society? Avik Sarkar explores AI literacy, data infrastructure, policy and governance, and how AI can drive impact across healthcare, agriculture, education and sustainable development.
28 Sep 2026 · 21 min
AI Is Changing Education: What Should Universities Teach Students Now? | Dr. Prakash Sheelvanthmath
How should universities prepare students for an AI-driven future? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Prakash Sheelvanthmath, Pro Vice Chancellor at Dayananda Sagar University, about how AI is transforming higher education, employability, curriculum design, and the future of work. The conversation explores experiential learning, AI infrastructure, sovereign AI for India, industry collaboration, entrepreneurship, and how universities can prepare students for jobs that may not even exist today.
28 Sep 2026 · 8 min
AI Governance: Why Human Oversight & Accountability Matter | Chandni Nanda, UnitedHealth Group
How do we balance AI’s efficiency with human judgment, empathy, and accountability? Recorded live at the Universal AI Awards in New Delhi, Sanjay Puri speaks with Chandni Nanda, Associate Director – Lead AI/ML at UnitedHealth Group, about responsible AI, AI governance, human oversight, accountability, security, and deploying AI at scale. The conversation explores why trustworthy AI requires more than algorithms — and why continuous testing, clear governance, human oversight, and shared accountability must be built into the entire AI lifecycle.
28 Sep 2026 · 13 min
How AI Can Transform Education in India Through 22 Indian Languages | Dr. Chandrashekhar Buddha
Can AI break India’s language barrier and make quality education accessible to millions? Recorded live at the Universal AI Awards in New Delhi, Sanjay Puri speaks with Dr. Chandrashekhar Buddha about multilingual AI, education, digital inclusion, and the future of learning. The conversation explores AI-powered translation across Indian languages, speech technologies, digital twins, immersive education, and how emerging technology could connect students and communities to knowledge and opportunities around the world.
28 Sep 2026 · 6 min
AI Governance: Who Is Accountable When AI Causes Harm? | Saakshar Duggal | Universal AI Awards
Who should be accountable when an AI system causes real-world harm? Recorded live at the Universal AI Awards launch in New Delhi, Sanjay Puri speaks with Saakshar Duggal about AI governance, accountability, compliance, responsible innovation, and the future of work. The conversation explores why AI governance must go beyond checklists, how shared accountability can work across organizations, and why the future of AI should focus on complementing human capabilities rather than replacing them.
28 Sep 2026 · 15 min
Can AI Fix Education? The Future of Personalized Learning & Critical Thinking | Raul John Aju
What happens when AI meets the education system? Recorded live at the Universal AI Awards in New Delhi, Sanjay Puri speaks with Raul, the “AI Kid of India,” about personalized learning, AI literacy, critical thinking, and the future of education. They explore whether AI can make learning more engaging and tailored to individual students without creating information bubbles or weakening the human skills that matter most.
10 Sep 2026 · 44 min
Michelle Gyles-McDonnough on AI Governance, Sovereignty & the Global AI Divide | UNITAR
What does it take for every country to have a real voice in the future of AI? Sanjay Puri speaks with Michelle Gyles-McDonnough , UN Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNITAR, about the global AI divide and what it takes for countries to build the skills, infrastructure, institutions, and agency to shape their own AI futures. They explore AI governance, AI sovereignty, capacity building, AI for Good, sustainability, and the future of global AI policy .
9 Sep 2026 · 45 min
How Latin America Built Its Own AI Model for $550K | Rodrigo Duran Rojas, LatamGPT
How do you build sovereign AI without the compute and budgets of the world’s biggest AI labs? Sanjay Puri speaks with Rodrigo Duran Rojas , Executive Director of Chile’s National Center for Artificial Intelligence (SENIA), about LatamGPT —an open large language model built by 60+ institutions across 15 countries with a compute budget of roughly $550,000. They explore AI sovereignty, regional data, continuous pre-training, indigenous languages, compute constraints, enterprise AI adoption, and what it really takes to build AI capability from the ground up.
19 Aug 2026 · 20 min
AI Agents, Autonomous Vehicles & AI Liability | Sean Perryman, Uber | Live at AI4 2026
Who is responsible when AI agents make decisions, autonomous vehicles are involved, or multiple AI systems interact with each other? Recorded live at AI4 2026 in Las Vegas, Sanjay Puri speaks with Sean Berryman, Global Head of AI Policy at Uber, about one of the biggest unresolved questions in the AI era: who is liable when AI systems act autonomously? Sean explains how Uber is navigating AI policy across the U.S., EU, and other global markets while preparing for the rise of AI agents, autonomous vehicles, and increasingly complex AI-powered commerce. The conversation explores AI governance,…
19 Aug 2026 · 35 min
How AI Is Transforming Government: RAG, AI Agents & the Future of Policymaking | Alaa Moussawi
Can artificial intelligence help governments make better policy without actually making policy? Recorded live at AI4 2026 in Las Vegas, Sanjay Puri speaks with Alaa Moussawi, Chief Data Scientist at the New York City Council, about how data science, open-source AI, RAG, and AI agents are being used to make government more evidence-driven and efficient. Alaa explains how his team uses Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to help attorneys and policy analysts search thousands of legal memos, retrieve relevant precedents, and conduct legislative research in seconds—while keeping humans…
9 Aug 2026 · 21 min
AI in Banking: Governance, Risk & Agentic AI | Alina Rivilis, Fairstone Bank | Live at AI4 2026
How can banks embrace Agentic AI while maintaining trust, compliance, and customer confidence? Recorded live at AI4 2026, Sanjay Puri speaks with Alina Rivilis of Fairstone Bank about AI governance, human-in-the-loop decision-making, data sovereignty, vendor risk, and the challenges of deploying AI responsibly in financial services. The conversation explores how banks can balance innovation with regulation while preparing for an AI-first future.
29 Jul 2026 · 59 min
AI Governance Starts with Standards, Not Laws | Lee Tiedrich on AI Safety & the Future of Regulation
Can governments regulate AI without fully understanding how it works? In this episode of the Regulating AI Podcast , Sanjay Puri speaks with AI governance expert Lee Tiedrich about why effective AI governance starts with technical standards, not just legislation. They explore the EU AI Act, NIST's AI Risk Management Framework, AI agents, transparency, quantum security, and the future of trusted AI—offering practical insights for policymakers, enterprise leaders, and anyone shaping the future of responsible AI.
23 Jul 2026 · 16 min
Why the World Needs Global AI Governance | Robert Whitfield on Standards & U.S.-China Cooperation
Can the world build effective global AI governance before artificial intelligence advances beyond policymakers' ability to respond? Recorded live at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Sanjay Puri speaks with Robert Whitfield, Convenor of the Global AI Governance Alliance, about the urgent need for international cooperation on AI. They discuss the difference between national and global AI governance, AI safety, international standards, the role of the U.S. and China, and why coordinated global action is essential as frontier AI systems become increasingly powerful.
23 Jul 2026 · 16 min
How Armenia Became an AI Hub | First Deputy Minister Gevorg Mantashyan on Talent, NVIDIA & AI Policy
How can a small country become a global AI powerhouse? Recorded live at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Sanjay Puri speaks with Gevorg Mantashyan, First Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia, about the country's ambitious AI strategy. They discuss attracting global technology leaders, investing in talent and infrastructure, building sovereign AI capabilities, balancing innovation with governance, and the lessons smaller nations can learn to compete in the global AI race.
23 Jul 2026 · 25 min
Estonia Became the World's Most Digital Democracy | With Minister Liisa Pakosta
Recorded live at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Sanjay Puri speaks with Estonia's Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs, Liisa Pakosta, about how AI can strengthen democracy through trust, digital governance, and citizen empowerment. They discuss sovereign AI, digital identity, online voting, cybersecurity, data ownership, and the policies shaping the future of democratic AI.
23 Jul 2026 · 7 min
Why Young People Must Shape AI Governance | Alessandro Chucher on AI Ethics, Careers & the Future
Should young people have a seat at the AI governance table? Recorded live at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Sanjay Puri speaks with Alessandro Chucher, founder of the Youth AI Governance Forum, about why youth voices are essential to shaping AI policy. They discuss the future of work, education, AI ethics, and how the next generation can help build a more responsible and inclusive AI future.
16 Jul 2026 · 17 min
Can the US and China Agree on AI? Nicholas Thompson on AI Governance, Treaties & Global Risk
Can the U.S. and China cooperate on AI before a major crisis forces them to? Recorded live at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Sanjay Puri speaks with Nicholas Thompson about AI geopolitics, Cold War lessons, AI safety, export controls, frontier AI regulation, and why public trust in AI is rapidly changing. A thought-provoking conversation on the future of global AI governance.
16 Jul 2026 · 22 min
IN Skip navigation Search Create Avatar image The Future of AI Education: ACM President Yannis Ioannidis on Jobs, Ethics & AI Skills
Will AI replace software engineers—or simply change what great engineers do? Recorded live at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Sanjay Puri speaks with Yannis Ioannidis, former President of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), about the future of AI education, software engineering, ethics, and the workforce. Discover why interdisciplinary learning, humanities, and AI ethics will be as important as technical skills in preparing the next generation for the age of artificial intelligence.
14 Jul 2026 · 23 min
What Is Sovereign AI? Dr. Hakim Hacid on Open Source AI, Falcon LLM & National AI Strategy
What does sovereign AI really mean—and can every country build its own AI ecosystem? Recorded live at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Sanjay Puri speaks with Dr. Hakim Hacid , one of the leaders behind the Falcon Large Language Model, about the UAE's vision for sovereign AI. They explore why sovereignty extends beyond GPUs to the entire AI stack, the importance of open-source AI, native language models, synthetic data, AI governance, and how nations and enterprises can build trusted, independent AI ecosystems.
13 Jul 2026 · 27 min
Can the EU AI Act Be Simplified? Sandra Maximiano on AI Regulation, Sovereignty & Digital Resilience
Recorded live at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Sanjay Puri speaks with Sandra Maximiano, Chairwoman of ANACOM, about Europe's evolving approach to AI governance. They discuss the EU AI Act, digital sovereignty, AI sandboxes, submarine cable resilience, and why secure communications infrastructure and practical regulation are essential to building a competitive and trustworthy AI ecosystem.
13 Jul 2026 · 24 min
Can AI Be Sustainable? Boris Gamazaychikov on Data Centers & Energy | Live from Geneva
Recorded live at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Sanjay Puri speaks with Boris Gamazaychikov, Co-founder of Sustainable AI Group, about the environmental impact of artificial intelligence. They explore AI's growing energy and water demands, the AI Energy Score, sustainable data centers, and how enterprises, governments, and policymakers can scale AI responsibly while balancing innovation with environmental sustainability.
13 Jul 2026 · 18 min
Inside the UN's Landmark AI Report: Piotr Sankowski on Global AI Governance & the Future of AI
Recorded live at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Sanjay Puri speaks with Piotr Sankowski, a member of the United Nations Independent International Scientific Panel on AI, about the UN's landmark global AI report. They discuss evidence-based AI governance, deepfakes, the future of work, sovereign AI, Europe's innovation landscape, and why international collaboration is essential to harness AI's benefits while managing its risks.
13 Jul 2026 · 16 min
Can AI Fix Education? Juliette Denny on Personalized Learning, AI Tutors & the Future of Schools
Recorded live at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Sanjay Puri speaks with Juliette Denny, Founder & CEO of Zavmo, about how AI is transforming education through personalized learning, adaptive tutoring, and neuroscience. They explore the future of education, the skills needed in an AI-powered world, and how AI can make world-class learning accessible to anyone, anywhere, in any language.

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RegulatingAI Podcast: Innovate Responsibly is a English business podcast from Sanjay Puri. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Sanjay Puri
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Category: Business
New episodes: Several times a day
Typical length: 23 min
Latest episode: 30 Sep 2026
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