The Inside Story Podcast How will the risks of artificial intelligence be mitigated?
Feb 17, 2026
Marc Einstein, AI research leader with industry and technical insight. Ruta Piepina, law professor focused on AI governance. Amba Kak, tech policy expert on public-interest AI accountability. They debate agentic and generative AI, hallucinations and safeguards, power concentration and geopolitics, regulation versus innovation, enforcement of existing laws, and who should bear accountability in the AI supply chain.
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Agentic AI and Public Influence
- AI is entering an era of agentic systems that act autonomously rather than just search or assist.
- The fast news cycle distracts from who shapes AI's trajectory and public involvement matters, says Marc Einstein and Amba Kak.
Power Concentration, Not Just Tech Risk
- Regulation is one tool among many but the core worry is concentration of power in a few tech firms.
- Amba Kak warns this concentration shapes economies, democracies and societal worldviews if left unchecked.
Sovereign AI And Geopolitical Lines
- Geopolitics drives a US–China dichotomy in AI that pushes countries toward sovereign AI choices.
- Marc Einstein notes many states want independence from both U.S. and China-centric stacks.