{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcapitol-weekly-podcast.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fchris-lehane-the-promise-of-ai-WBOPylOl","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Chris Lehane: The promise of AI","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7f78d020-0ec7-4ea0-b2e4-793f60bea526/73a1350b-25af-41c3-9ccf-529ab7263ac8/chris-lehane.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/d88695bb-8f41-4296-8d19-e3f361515a65\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Chris Lehane: The promise of AI\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Chris Lehane has a solid gold resume in professional politics: consultant and oppo research in the Clinton White House, Press Secretary to VP Al Gore, and the source of the report on the \"vast right wing conspiracy\" so infamously cited by Hillary Clinton. Lehane also handles a wide array of corporate, Labor, entertainment and sports clients. Until recently he was Head of Global Policy and Public Affairs for Airbnb, and has since 2024 has been VP of Global Affairs and a member of the executive team at OpenAI, a leading artificial intelligence organization based in San Francisco. Lehane joined us to talk about the opportunities and dangers of this fascinating new technology and to make the case for the importance of California maintaining its role as a global leader in AI.\n\nPlus - who had the Worst Week in California Politics?\n\nWant to support the Capitol Weekly Podcast? Make your tax deductible donation here: capitolweekly.net/donations/\n\nCapitol Weekly Podcast theme is \"Pickin' My Way\" by Eddie Lang\n\n\"#WorstWeekCA\" Beat provided by freebeats.io"}