Ep. 2 - FTP: Future Tech & Policy Podcast - AI Regulation Debates, Teddy Bear Bots, and Insuring AI

In this episode of the Future Tech & Policy (FTP) Podcast, the panel discusses the recent federal and state debates regarding AI regulation and who should be responsible for AI policy, AI-infused toys and teddy bears and their recent safety testing results, and how AI products and initiatives might be insured. Links to articles discussedHere’s the Trump executive order that would ban state AI laws (The Verge)Trump administration might not fight state AI regulations after all (TechCrunch)Amazon Still Selling Multiple OpenAI-Powered Teddy Bears, Even After They Were Pulled Off the Market (Futurism)Do Not, Under Any Circumstance, Buy Your Kid an AI Toy for Christmas (Gizmodo)AI is too risky to insure, say people whose job is insuring risk (TechCrunch)Insurers retreat from AI cover as risk of multibillion-dollar claims mounts (Financial Times)PanelistsJeremy Riel (Host), Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology, University of Illinois Chicago & IGPA Science and Technology Working Group Co-LeadKen Suh, Adjunct Professor, Law, University of Illinois ChicagoGagandeep Singh, Assistant Professor, Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign & IGPA Science and Technology Working Group Co-LeadAlvin Chin, Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor, Information and Decision Sciences, University of Illinois ChicagoAbout The FTP PodcastThe FTP podcast brings together a panel of interdisciplinary faculty experts across the University of Illinois System to discuss trends and news from recent weeks in tech and policy while looking toward the future. Produced by the Science and Technology Working Group, Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA), University of Illinois System.https://igpa.uillinois.eduAll opinions expressed on the FTP Podcast are those of the individual panelists and not the opinions of the University of Illinois System, The Institute of Government and Public Affairs, or the three UI universities in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, or Springfield.