Kelsey Piper: The AI Race is Accelerating
March 20, 2025
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as posted by the channelVox's Kelsey Piper joins the show to discuss the drastic differences between the Biden and Trump administrations on AI, and what it all means for the future of humanity.
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Where's A.I. headed in Trump's America? Just asking questions.
In February 2025, Vice President JD Vance delivered a keynote speech at the AI Action Summit in Paris. He advocated for "AI opporunity" rather than "AI safety," deregulatory vision for AI that emphasized U.S. leadership and free speech while criticizing Europe's "excessive" regulations like the Digital Markets Act. In contrast, then-Vice President Kamala Harris, speaking at the AI Safety Summit in London in November 2023, advocated for pretty much the exact opposite. Where Harris sought guardrails, Vance's speech marked a sharp pivot toward deregulation and unilateral dominance, highlighting a stark shift in U.S. policy under the Trump administration. So what does this all mean politically, culturally, and for everyday humans? Will AI take our computer jobs?
Joining Just Asking Questions to discuss all of this and more is Kelsey Piper, a senior writer at Vox's "effective-altruism-inspired" Future Perfect. We wanted to talk with her about the current politics and possible societal ramifications of A.I. because she has proven herself to be both knowledgable and imminently reasonable.
Note: This interview was recorded on February 13, 2025. While most of this interview is about longterm trends and predictions, some specific claims about the then-current power of various AI models has been superseded, but remains relevant in a journalistic and historical context, so we've ran the original episode with no edits.
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SEO: AI is moving fast—too fast? In this episode, Kelsey Piper, journalist at Vox’s Future Perfect, joins us to break down the shifting landscape of AI policy, the battle between AI safety and AI opportunity, and what it means for the future of work. From the reckless pace of AI development to the rise of Chinese AI models like DeepSeek, we cover the biggest trends shaping our world.
🚀 The U.S. government’s changing stance on AI—from Biden’s focus on misinformation to Trump’s emphasis on economic growth.
⚖️ Should AI be regulated, and if so, how? Kelsey discusses whistleblower protections, liability, and transparency measures for AI companies.
🤖 Mass unemployment or mass opportunity? AI is poised to automate millions of jobs—so what comes next?
🇺🇸 The U.S. vs. China AI race: What does the rise of DeepSeek mean for global AI leadership?
🔮 Superintelligence & AI doomsday fears: Are we really on the brink of AI taking over?
👉 What happens if AI replaces every desk job in the next five years? Kelsey explains why we need to start thinking about this now.
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