196: AI Crossroads: Where Technology Meets Social Responsibility

Sophie Alcorn Podcast

Congressman Jerry McNerney, a former 16-year Congressman from California now serves as a Senior Policy Advisor at Pillsbury Winthrop, LLP where he is in the process of creating an AI trade association, The AI Trust Foundation. In Congress, McNerney focused on energy, technology and veterans’ issues, was the author of the AI in Government Act, and was chair of the Congressional AI and Grid Innovation Caucuses. Before coming to Congress, he spent 20 years developing renewable energy technology. McNerney is a PhD Mathematician.

Former Missouri Congressman William Lacy Clay Jr. advises and advocates on behalf of clients whose interests intersect with the federal government. In guiding clients, Congressman Clay draws upon his 20 years as a member of the House of Representatives during which he served on the following House Committees: Financial Services, Natural Resources, and Oversight and Reform.

During that time, he also served as Chair of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions; the Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance; Chairman of the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives of the Oversight and Reform Committee. Congressman Clay was a member of the Congressional Black Caucus (which his father co-founded), the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the U.S. Congressional International Conservation Caucus, the Congressional Arts Caucus, and a current board member of The National Democratic Club.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• Importance of diversity in the AI workforce and role of HBCUs and community colleges.

• AI's potential to reduce biases, especially in financial services like housing and credit.

• The need for international standards and legislation for AI policy.

• Prospects of bipartisan immigration reform in relation to AI talent recruitment.

• Dual-edged nature of AI in education, balancing enhancement and depersonalization.

• AI's impact on social justice, environmental justice, and sustainable energy solutions.

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Supporting Resources:

• Linkedin

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerry-mcnerney-6484501/

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-lacy-clay-jr-aa37b2213/

• Website

• Jerrymcnerney.org

• https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/lawyers/jerry-mcnerney.html

• https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/lawyers/lacy-clay.html

• Other Guest URLs

• www.theaitrust.org

• URLs mentioned in podcast recording

• https://www.nist.gov/standards

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