AI at the Chessboard and the Tax Code: Two Fronts Where Technology Is Rewriting the Rules
A CNBC Squawk Pod episode dated June 4, 2026 brings together bestselling author Ben Mezrich and former U.S. presidential candidate Andrew Yang to examine two pressure points where artificial intelligence is challenging legacy institutions. Mezrich explores how AI-assisted cheating is corroding trust in competitive chess, while Yang advances his case for a dedicated AI revenue tax to fund social safety nets. Together, the conversation frames a broader tension: AI as both a disruptive threat to integrity and an untaxed engine of wealth concentration.