Politico September 19, 2025
As Thomson Reuters CEO Steve Hasker steers the media and professional services conglomerate through the age of artificial intelligence, he’s juggling the promises and pitfalls of a technology that could upgrade how people work, but also threatens to undermine publishers. Hasker talks with us about why the U.S. shouldn’t weaken intellectual property laws to win the AI race, the difference between consumer and professional-grade AI models and what the Cuban Missile Crisis teaches us about tech innovation.
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