Tech platforms should be held liable for product design choices that incentivize addictive behaviors, rather than for the third-party content they host.

“If you don't put some control, if you don't find some way to make these companies liable for the harm that most people feel that they have caused, then they're just going to keep getting away with it. And I think saying your products cause harm versus the content that you that other people distribut”

Ian Bremmer argues that governments must actively engage with private tech companies to create effective AI governance, as these companies currently control the development and deployment of the techn

“if you are a government actor or a multilateral organization comprised of government actors and you want to create effective governance you actually need to work with the private sector you can't do this by yourself”

Congress must pass legislation to enforce age verification and hold technology companies accountable for the design choices that harm children.

“we need to put pressure on Congress to actually do its job and solve Collective action problems and provide some minimal regulation to the industry that is doing the most damage to our kids rather than conferring on the same industry blanket immunity from lawsuits”

The responsibility to address the negative impacts of social media rests on policy, schools, and companies rather than just the individual user.

“the collective action problem being that as much as you want to get off it you're just not going to because everyone else is on it and the solution therefore or the responsibility for solving this problem can't rest on the shoulders of the individual we need to look to governments”

The government must deploy statecraft to manage relationships with powerful tech companies and ensure they operate within British law.

“We have to deploy statecraft in a way in addition to legislation, in addition to regulation. We have to deploy statecraft for which we've only really deployed against counterparts in other governments.”

The federal government should establish a regulatory environment that allows AI technologies to thrive rather than hindering them.

“it is incumbent on us to create a regulatory environment where these technologies can thrive and not be hindered by the government.”

He argues that federal regulation of artificial intelligence is superior to fragmented state-level regulation due to the interstate nature of the technology.

“AI of all technologies AI is obviously something this this sort of national in scope um you know it's sort it's sort of obvious that the federal government should be the regulator not not not the states”

She argues that current legislative efforts, such as the Kids Online Safety Act, are actually dangerous attempts to censor the internet and enable mass surveillance.

“I think as somebody that's covered tech policy and covered this extreme far-right reactionary effort to mass surveillance, censor the internet by dismantling section 230 protections, by sort of passing censorship and surveillance laws under the guise of child safety. We're really closer than ever to”

He maintains that Section 230 is essential because it allows for free speech and user-generated content by protecting platforms from liability for the actions of their users.

“Section 230, as I explain it, is just it is a core. It is what allows you to speak freely online.”