Episode Details

The Federal Trade Commission is on alert for the ways that rapidly advancing artificial intelligence could be used to violate antitrust and consumer protection laws. FTC Chair Lina Khan discusses the push for A.I. regulation, the Microsoft-Activision merger, and American competitiveness with China. Meanwhile, IBM and Google are announcing their own artificial intelligence products. CNBC’s Jon Fortt reports on whether AI will create more middle-class jobs, or eliminate them. CNBC’s Kayla Tausche reports on the latest debt ceiling debate. Plus, Tucker Carlson is back – on Twitter.

In this episode:
Lina Khan, @linakhanFTC
Jon Fortt, @jonfortt
Kayla Tausche, @kaylatausche
Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk
Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick

Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin

Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie