In this urgent Third Side Convo, the panel takes on one of the defining debates of our time: who should control AI, and what happens if nobody can? What you’ll hear in this episode: 1. The Genie Out of the Bottle: Can AI really be regulated, or has it already outpaced human control? 2. Helper vs. Harm: Is AI empowering us with new tools, or making us dumber and more dependent? 3. The Four “Laws” Problem: Why Isaac Asimov’s famous AI safeguards aren’t laws at all — and why that matters. 4. Environmental Fallout: How the massive energy and water demands of AI may be the hidden cost no one wants to discuss. 5. Global Arms Race: With China and Big Tech pushing ahead, can the U.S. afford to slow down? What do you think?

• Should governments set strict AI regulations, or is that impossible?
• Do the environmental costs outweigh AI’s benefits?
• Is AI the future of human progress — or the beginning of something we’ll regret?

Drop your thoughts in the comments and let us know where YOU stand.