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Adam Schiff on AI regulation, free speech, and impeaching Trump one more time

October 5, 2026 · 58 min

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California Sen. Adam Schiff sits on a bunch of the committees that do tech and AI oversight, so I really wanted to ask him about how we might regulate anything related to the tech industry at this moment in time.

He started our conversation by talking about the self-dealing and corruption present all through our politics now — right against the backdrop of President Trump gathering AI CEOs to the White House to pinky-swear they'll try to keep AI safe.

Read the ⁠full interview transcript on The Verge.⁠

Links: 

  • How tech will self-police AI safety under Trump deal | The Verge
  • Supreme Court ruling kneecaps federal regulators | The Verge
  • Does AI need an antitrust exemption so it doesn’t kill everyone?  | Decoder
  • Flock, Axon dodge Senate hearing | CNBC
  • Trump admin illegally blacklisted Anthropic, court rules  | The Verge

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Credits:

Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Decoder’s producers are Greg Ott, Kate Cox, and Nick Statt. This episode was edited by Eileen Felix. Our editorial director is Kevin McShane. 

The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.

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