″[Cross-post] Palisade Podcast episode “How to Actually Influence AI Policy (No Law Degree Required) — with Matthew Lipka”” by davekasten

Palisade Research has launched a podcast series! I'll be hosting a series of episodes where I interview people who are experts in a functional or substantive area of DC policy, and ask them what this can teach us about how to do AI policy better. And @habryka recommended that I make this a top-level post for your awareness.

A transcript of our episode is below. Matthew is one of my closest friends and a genius on how to do regulation both fast and well -- I'm really excited that I got to bring him on for this conversation. People occasionally ask me where we could get "another Dave" -- he's less deep on national security policy, but for anything regulatory, Congressional, or state-level, he's far more experienced.

You can find the Palisade Research podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts.

Matthew Lipka is a partner at Catalyst Wayfare Partners, where he advises and invests in emerging technology companies in highly regulated spaces: autonomous vehicles, fusion energy, robotics, and AI. He was previously head of policy at Nuro, where he secured the first and only US Department of Transportation exemption for an [...]

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First published:
September 14th, 2026

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/aS8zW4ySBynCBLKgm/cross-post-palisade-podcast-episode-how-to-actually

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