Summary

This episode features Carlos Ignacio Gutierrez, a global expert on AI soft law who has catalogued over 600 voluntary governance programs. Carlos joins Var Shankar to discuss how soft law acts as a bridge before hard regulation matures.

They explore how organizations should use these voluntary standards to satisfy current regulatory expectations and what business leaders can learn from governance models in other scientific fields.

You can listen on Spotify or Apple Music or watch the episode here on YouTube.

Key takeaways

• How hard law and soft law interact to create a "dual-track" governance regime.

• Analyzing the global database of 600+ AI soft law initiatives.

• Why business leaders should lean on soft law during the "regulatory waiting room" period.

• Adapting governance models from fields like biotech and nuclear safety for AI.

• Advice for entrepreneurs navigating compliance for the first time.