Former federal regulator says existing laws already apply to AI

NPR | By Michelle Aslam,

Patrick Jarenwattananon, Juana Summers

Published October 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM EDT

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission in the Biden administration, about her op-ed "There Are Plenty of Laws on the Books to Check the A.I. Giants. Use Them."

Michelle Aslam

Patrick Jarenwattananon

Host of NPR Music's A Blog Supreme

Juana Summers

Juana Summers is a host of NPR's All Things Considered.

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