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S1E52 Regulate Tech 2026:1 - Tools, Craft and Career
In this first episode of 2026, Nicklas Berild Lundblad and Richard Allen explore how AI tools are transforming the craft of public policy. Their core argument: if you're regulating technology, you…
Regulate Tech - The Return!
In 2026 Regulate Tech returns. Here we go through a few new ideas, where we are in life and what comes next. We also discuss 2025 and 2026 - and share ideas on how the new year will…
Regulate Tech 2024:8 Power
In this episode we discuss how we should think about, analyze and understand power in tech policy. We are bad at talking about power because it is such a loaded term - but all politics, and all…
Regulate Tech 2024:7 AI, technology diffusion and our future appetite
In this episode we discuss the challenges of regulating for what is and what will be - and how to think about artificial intelligence: is it efficiency or innovation? And what should policy makers…
Regulate Tech 2024:6 Don't Believe the Hype
In this episode we discuss how to approach public policy issues at different points in the Gartner hype cycle -- should you lean in to the peak of inflated expectations? Solidly make a home in the…
Regulate Tech 2024:5 Cyber security and policy
In this episode we discuss the importance of cyber and information security, why it is hard to draft regulation to make a city safe, the NIS2 and the trade offs involved in security policy…
Regulate Tech 2024:4 Sovereignty and trade
How should we think about internet services in a global first world? The answer to that question is shifting fast from launch once, access everywhere to the more complex launch, comply and restrict -…
Regulate Tech 2024:3 Working with new governments - the first 100 days and more
In this episode we discuss the special challenges that policy professionals meet as new governments are coming in, how to work with them - and how to best prepare, and when to simply stand back. What…
Regulate Tech 2024:2 Encryption!
It is the OG of tech policy issues -- encryption. And not it is back! How should we manage the requests to create backdoors, disable e2e encryption and where are we headed in this contentious…
S3E1 Regulate Tech 2024:1 Redlines, challenges and quiet compliance
What do you do when the clash between your organization's views and those of a government just is not avoidable anymore? How do you handle redlines? In this episode we discuss the tricky art of…
S3E9 Regulate Tech 2023:9 Reflections at the end of the year!
In this episode we discuss the year that was and the year that is coming - and make some predictions! Happy New Year! Participants: Richard Allan, Nicklas Berild Lundblad
S2E8 Regulate Tech 2023:8 - The best defense is...what?
On thermonuclear lawsuits, fair and unfair attacks, the necessary grumbling phase, the value of real, deep and felt conflict and much more. How should you react when attacked as an organisation? What…
S3E7 Regulate Tech 2023:7 - Knowing when to quit!
When should you pivot from lobbying against a bill to shaping it? When should you re-evaluate and ditch old strategies? How can you keep yourself honest in assessing how things are actually going and…
S2024E6 Regulate Tech 2023:6 -Lobbyism in the actual lobby
In this episode we discuss what works and what does not work in trying to shape the outcome of the legislative process. We also launch the idea of venture policy portfolios to avoid being late to the…
S2E5 Regulate Tech 2023:5 - Let’s talk about AI
So AI is on everyone's mind. But how should we think about capable and complex systems overall? What are the fundamentals? What are some general models and ideas about the challenges we will face…
S3E4 Regulate Tech 2023:4 - Encryption -is there a choice between security and privacy?
In this session we discuss encryption, and how it affects our ability as a society to fight crime. This is not a new discussion, and the questions have been up for discussion before. Is it different…
S3E3 Regulate Tech 2023:3 Is the answer to the machine in the machine?
In this episode we review some recent research and ask why and how we should regulate technology more broadly -- through focusing on the technology or on the human behaviour? What is best and how do…
S3E2 Regulate Tech 2023:2 Regulating Emerging Tech
How do we deal with new technology from a regulatory perspective? How fast does the legislation catch up with technology, and is it different for different areas of the law? How do things like…
S3E1 Regulate Tech 2023:1 The Online Safety Bill - Nearly There!
In this first episode of the year we discuss the Online Safety Bill and the latest changes, new challenges and everything from criminal liability to age verification in practice. Tune in and send us…
S2E20 Regulate Tech 2022 ep 20 - What a year it was!
In this episode we review the year - looking at what kind of a year it was. Was it A Year of Catastrophes? A Year of Regulation? Or was it the Twitter year? We discuss the key events, things…
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Regulate Tech has published 81 episodes since January 2021, covering topics in Society & Culture, Technology.
Regulate Tech is currently sporadic with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 57m.
