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The AI Policy Podcast

Join CSIS’s Aalok Mehta, Director of the Wadhwani AI Center, on a deep dive into the world of AI policy. Every two weeks, tune in for insightful discussions covering AI regulation, economic impacts, national security, geopolitics, and more. CSIS is a bipartisan think tank in Washington, D.C.

 

The AI Policy Podcast is produced by Cera Baker and Nicole Errera.

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AI Safety Goes Mainstream

Anthropic’s AI risk debate, OpenAI’s math breakthrough, and rogue agents on the open internet.

Podcast Episode by Aalok Mehta and Nicole Errera — September 17, 2026

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Decoding State-Level Regulation with Jason Elliott

Jason Elliott, the former Deputy Chief of Staff to California Governor Gavin Newsom, joins for a conversation about regulating AI at the state level.

Podcast Episode by Aalok Mehta — September 10, 2026

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Three More AI Hacking Incidents, and a Push to 'Pace the Frontier'

In this episode, we touch on Texas' new verification and audit requirement for data center developers seeking connection to the state's grid (1:11) before unpacking Anthropic's disclosure of three incidents in which its models hacked into another company during internal cyber evaluations (11:02).

Podcast Episode by Aalok Mehta and Nicole Errera — August 6, 2026

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A Deep Dive Into IVOs with Fathom's Bri Treece

Fathom co-founder and President Bri Treece joins for a conversation about third-party solutions to AI governance.

Podcast Episode by Aalok Mehta — August 4, 2026

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