Politico July 11, 2025
With help from Aaron Mak
Hello, and welcome to today’s edition of the Future in Five Questions. Steven interviewed Vilas Dhar, president and trustee of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, a philanthropic organization spending millions of dollars to build artificial intelligence for the public good. Dhar argues there’s a power struggle between humans and machines, and that if we want humans to win, that means thinking beyond just regulations, and finding ways to strengthen human agency when it comes to technology. This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity. Listen to an interview with Dhar on this week’s episode of the POLITICO Tech podcast, available on Apple, Spotify, Amazon or your preferred podcast player.
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