Why Washington Suddenly Wants A.I. Regulation

Описание: This week, between President Trump's negotiations in China and a potential executive order, we discuss why the Trump administration seems to be changing its tune on A.I. safety. Then, Nikesh Arora, chief executive of Palo Alto Networks, the largest cybersecurity company in the world, gives us a firsthand account of where we stand in the race to secure the internet. And finally, we run through some of the wildest headlines of the week in a round of Hot Mess Express.

00:27 Trump's visit to China and calls for A.I. guardrails
22:28 Nikesh Arora on cybersecurity changes since Mythos and GPT-5.5 Cyber
50:30 Hot Mess Express!

Guest:
Nikesh Arora, chief executive and chairman of Palo Alto Networks.

Additional Reading:
White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/te...

Chief Executives to Accompany Trump to China https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us...

Is Anthropic’s New A.I. Really That Scary? It Depends Whom You Ask.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/te...

Venmo Finally Takes Privacy Seriously
https://www.theverge.com/tech/927503/...

Amazon Staff Use A.I. Tool for Unnecessary Tasks to Inflate Usage Scores
https://www.ft.com/content/8ee0d3ef-9...

Graduates Boo Commencement Speech About A.I.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/st...

Dua Lipa Files $15 Million Suit Against Samsung for Using Her Face to Sell TVs
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/d...

EBay Rejects GameStop’s $55 Billion Takeover Bid
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/bu...

Shein, Temu Trade Blows as UK Trial Spotlights Supply Chains
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...

People Are Seriously Pissed That Grindr Outed Them With Its Latest Madonna Advert
https://www.queerty.com/people-are-se...

Sam Altman Testifies That Elon Musk Wanted Control of OpenAI
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/...

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