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Scaling Laws: Google's Kent Walker on Regulating Frontier AI

Jul 31, 2026 · 28m

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Kent Walker, President of Global Affairs at Google and Alphabet, joins Kevin Frazier to discuss Google's proposal for a two-pronged approach to AI governance: a Frontier AI Regulatory Organization, which like FINRA, would operate as an independent, industry-based governance body overseen by a federal agency and the application of existing laws to widely-deployed, less capable systems. The two also discuss the timing behind this proposal and its relevance in light of the recent Hugging Face / OpenAI incident. Follow Kent: @kent_walker Find Scaling Laws on the Lawfare website , and subscribe to never miss an episode. To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at…