The Big Interview: Silicon Valley Is Spending Millions to Stop One of Its OwnNEWS | 10 October 2026Transcript
Let's say we fast forward, you win this election.
You look at who's in the White House, President Trump,
you look at the level of tech literacy that, quite frankly,
you would be surrounded by, which is minimal to none,
if I'm being blunt about it.
How are you gonna get anything done
when it comes to AI regulation in the next couple of years?
What could that potentially look like?
What's your ideal scenario?
How do you fight that fight and get some wins?
Actually, I think this is an area
that I am most optimistic around bipartisan support.
I mean, I agree with Josh Hawley on basically nothing.
[laughs] Same.
Except that AI could really use some regulation.
Yeah.
And, like, I did a talk with Marsha Blackburn.
Again, someone I don't agree with on much,
but, at least, you know,
take Trump out of the picture for a second,
I'll bring him back in, but on members of Congress,
and certainly on just normal voters across both parties,
survey after survey shows people want there
to be reasonable guardrails,
especially around kids is a big focus,
around labor is a big focus.
I actually think we could move forward on a lot of ideas,
and you're seeing it play out at the state level, right?
So my RAISE Act passed
with bipartisan majorities in both houses,
and the final passage was nearly unanimous,
I think there was one no vote.
And on, even other bills that I've done
on data training transparency,
where we have transparency standards
on what goes into, the data that goes into a model,
that passed unanimously last year.
You're seeing red states move forward with bills,
so the ability for bipartisanship on this issue is there
if you can be thoughtful in building those coalitions.Author: Condé Nast. Source