Adam Schiff on AI regulation, free speech, and impeaching Trump one more time

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intellectual property, antitrust, privacy and technology. It's all there. And I really wanted to ask how we might regulate anything related to the tech industry at this moment in time. But as you'll hear, Senator Schiff started our conversation by talking about self-dealing and corruption all through our politics. That of course was against the backdrop of President Trump gathering the nation's AI CEOs to the White House to sign a non binding pact in which they agree to You know. do a good job keeping AI safe. Ask Senator Schiff if he thinks that's enough. what a more formal regulatory framework would look like, and what might happen if Democrats retake Congress in the midterms.

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