RegulatingAI Podcast: Innovate Responsibly

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 democracy and daily life. Learn why “patchwork laws” may be more myth than reality, how industry lobbyists shape the debate, and what voters
should demand from their representatives. Essential viewing for policymakers, technologists, and engaged citizens tracking the future of AI governance, innovation, and democracy in the United States.

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 this episode:
00:00 Episode starts
01:17 Why a conversation on Ohio matters
10:04 Rep. Greg Landsman joins
10:44 Ohio's tax breaks
13:04 The White House ratepayer pledge vs. Landsman's legislation
13:55 Manufacturing jobs and the automation threat
18:45 Does AI really create more jobs than it destroys?
24:24 Should Ohio regulate AI on its own?
26:12 AI, deepfakes, and disclosure in Ohio elections
29:50 Landsman's pitch for a federal AI regulatory body
32:07 The one question every Ohio voter should ask
34:16 Bennett and Sanjay debrief the conversation

This is AI on the Ballot, a weekly series exploring the 2026 US midterms through the lens of AI policy — state by state, race by race. New episodes every week. Watch the full series on the RegulatingAI YouTube channel and listen on all major podcast platforms.

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AI on the Ballot is a non-partisan program of Regulating AI, a 501(c)(3) organization. Appearances do not constitute an endorsement.

This program is produced in association with the GIE Foundation.

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 Prep
19:15 - 22:45 Education System Responsibility
22:58 - 26:35 State AI Regulation
27:09 - 29:01 Federal Versus State
29:15 - 32:17 Mitigating AI Harms
32:40 - 35:36 Inaction by Federalists
35:58 - 38:48 Election Disclosure Laws
38:52 - 40:57 Political Disinformation Rules
41:30 - 42:15 Voter AI Awareness
42:16 - 46:02 Key Candidate Questions
46:03 - 47:47 Future Legislative Priorities

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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.

Joining the conversation are two guests who cover the whole terrain:
Eric Goldman — Associate Dean and Professor at Santa Clara University School of Law, and one of America's leading authorities on Section 230. He makes the case for giving generative AI room to grow, why he's skeptical of state-by-state regulation, and what a "Section 230 for AI" might look like.

Wendell Wallach — bioethicist, UN AI governance advisor, and author of A Dangerous Master, often called the "godfather of AI ethics." He unpacks the real costs of data centers, his skepticism toward the AGI-and-China race narrative, UBI, deepfakes in elections, and where AI's genuine upside lies.

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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 democratic institutions—not just technology companies—must have a say in shaping the AI future.