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Back to Episodes″[Cross-post] Palisade Podcast episode “How to Actually Influence AI Policy (No Law Degree Required) — with Matthew Lipka”” by davekasten
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Palisade Research has launched a podcast series! I'll be hosting a series of episodes where I interview people who are experts in a functional or substantive area of DC policy, and ask them what this can teach us about how to do AI policy better. And @habryka recommended that I make this a top-level post for your awareness.
A transcript of our episode is below. Matthew is one of my closest friends and a genius on how to do regulation both fast and well -- I'm really excited that I got to bring him on for this conversation. People occasionally ask me where we could get "another Dave" -- he's less deep on national security policy, but for anything regulatory, Congressional, or state-level, he's far more experienced.
You can find the Palisade Research podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts.
Matthew Lipka is a partner at Catalyst Wayfare Partners, where he advises and invests in emerging technology companies in highly regulated spaces: autonomous vehicles, fusion energy, robotics, and AI. He was previously head of policy at Nuro, where he secured the first and only US Department of Transportation exemption for an [...]
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First published:
September 14th, 2026
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.