This week I sat down with Congressman Ro Khanna (D), who represents Silicon Valley's 17th District, to talk honestly about where Washington actually stands on AI right now.

We got into regulation, job displacement, data center sprawl, and whether Congress can realistically keep pace with how fast this technology is moving. But more than the policy stuff, I wanted to understand how he thinks about framing AI risk without it just becoming another culture war flashpoint — and what he believes founders and citizens actually owe each other in this moment.

About Rep. Ro Khanna:

Representative Ro Khanna represents California's 17th Congressional District and is serving his fifth term. As a leading progressive voice in the House, he is committed to improving the lives of working people and advancing human rights and diplomacy around the world. He serves on the House Oversight Committee and as ranking member on the Select Committee on Strategic Competition with China. He was co-chair of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign.

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