After a shock US midterm election result handed Democrats control of both houses of Congress, the companies leading the AI revolution suddenly face an uncomfortable reality: investigations, subpoenas, public backlash and the prospect of sweeping new regulation.<\/p>\n
At the very centre of the storm is the now former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, whose company sits at the heart of the global AI boom. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s political gamble appears to have backfired spectacularly. After pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into the midterms, Silicon Valley’s most influential figures are now confronting a Congress that may be far less willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.<\/p>\n
This week on AI Decoded, Christian Fraser is joined by:<\/p>\n
Rumman Chowdhury – former US Science Envoy for AI and CEO of Humane Intelligence<\/p>\n
Tabitha Goldstaub – co-founder of LichenAI and former Chair of the UK AI Council<\/p>\n
Lara Lewington – BBC technology journalist <\/p>\n
In this video:<\/p>\n
0:00 – The Democrats Strategy
\n9:27 – The Power of Subpoena
\n11:13 – Has the game changed?<\/p>\n