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EP 35: Who Actually Controls AI? The Governance Gap Explained

Podcast: Data Science With Sam · Soumava Dey

Opublikowano: 2026-03-23

There's no international treaty governing AI, no agreed definition of "safe AI," and nobody with actual authority over frontier model deployment. A handful of CEOs make decisions with civilizational implications while governance structures lag years behind. This episode examines who's responsible for AI governance. The current state? Fragmented and lagging. The US has no comprehensive federal AI legislation—Biden's executive order was rolled back under Trump. The EU AI Act is most comprehensive but heavy provisions don't kick in for years. China's regulation focuses on censorship over safety. The UK AI Safety Institute does serious work but ha...