The AI Policy Podcast

Aalok Mehta

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Booking Overview

This is an interview-led AI policy show focused on regulation, economic impacts, national security, and geopolitics, typically featuring policy researchers, think-tank leaders, nonprofit executives, and other subject-matter experts. PR agencies could credibly pitch AI policy specialists, technology-policy researchers, government and regulatory experts, and leaders working on AI readiness or scientific applications; booking difficulty is medium because the show favors specialized professional expertise over celebrity status.

Metrics

Episodes: 98

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 396.0k subscribers

Instagram: 142.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Aalok Mehta - Director of the Wadhwani AI Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Specialized expertise in AI policy, regulation, economics, national security, geopolitics, scientific applications, or AI readiness; senior roles at think tanks, nonprofits, government-related organizations, or technology-policy institutions are a strong fit.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership of AI policy, readiness, or technology-policy initiatives, Senior research or program leadership at a think tank or nonprofit

Recent Guest Discussions

Joshua New - Seedai's Mission And Projects, AI Readiness, Opportunities And Risks Of Using AI To Advance Scientific Discovery.

Austin Carson - Seedai's Mission And Projects, AI Readiness, Opportunities And Risks Of Using AI To Advance Scientific Discovery.

Kate Koren - Export Controls On AI Models, Commerce Department Authorities, And The Implications Of Technology Executives Joining World Leaders At The G7 Summit.

Recent Topics

Artificial Intelligence, Ai Policy, Mental Health, National Security, Geopolitics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The AI Policy Podcast
:

Illinois Mandates Third-Party Audits of Frontier Labs and Trump Lifts Export Controls on Anthropic's Fable

July 09, 2026

In this episode, we discuss the AI Safety Measures Act, or SB 315, Illinois' new frontier AI bill that mandates third-party audits for frontier AI labs (:51). We also cover the Trump administration's decision to lift export controls on Anthropic's Fable and Mythos models (7:34), Anthropic's claim that Alibaba extracted capabilities from Claude in a large-scale distillation attack (17:46), and OpenAI's proposal for the government to take a 5% stake in the company (26:12). Additional reading...

Advancing AI Readiness with SeedAI's Austin Carson and Joshua New

July 02, 2026

In this episode, we're joined by Austin Carson and Joshua New of SeedAI, a nonprofit focused on building AI readiness in the United States. We discuss their backgrounds (00:56), SeedAI's mission and projects (10:28), opportunities and risks from using AI to advance scientific discovery (14:15), and more.

White House Imposes Export Controls on Anthropic's Fable and Tech CEOs Join Heads of State at G7 Summit

June 25, 2026

In this episode, we're joined by Kate Koren, deputy director of the Economics Program and Scholl Chair at CSIS, to discuss the Trump administration's recent move to impose export controls on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models. We walk through the events leading up to the administration's decision (:47) and explore what authorities the Commerce Department has to restrict access to AI models (6:54). We also unpack the implications of AI industry executives joining world leaders at the G7 S...

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