The former Biden-era DOJ antitrust chief discusses AI regulation and business risks in the first of a two-part Decoder series.
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Jonathan Kanter, former antitrust chief for the US Department of Justice in the Biden administration, appeared on The Verge's Decoder podcast to discuss the intersection of AI safety and antitrust policy. Kanter now serves as a professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis and professor of technology policy at Carnegie Mellon University. The interview represents the first installment of a two-part series examining the future of business in the AI era. The discussion addresses what Kanter characterizes as the escalating debate surrounding AI safety and its implications for competition law and regulatory frameworks. This conversation arrives as policymakers worldwide grapple with how to balance AI development against potential risks to consumers and market competition. The full episode is available through The Verge's Decoder platform, with the second part of the series expected to follow.
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