The CDC has expanded U.S. airport screening for the Ebola virus; former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb discusses risks of outbreak, as well as the potential uses for GLP-1s in cancer treatments. Author of “The Infinite Machine” Sebastian Mallaby discusses Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI, where humanity fits into global innovation, and the risks of unregulated technology. Plus, Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts have formally unionized, Ferrari has released its first fully electric vehicle, and tensions are high in Iran. Sebastian Mallaby - 14:28 Dr. Scott Gottlieb - 24:09 In this episode: Sebastian Mallaby, @scmallaby Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ebola Risks, Ferrari’s Luce, & Pope Leo’s AI Warning 5/26/26

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## Participants

- **Becky Quick** (CNBC)
- **Joe Kernan** (CNBC)
- **Andrew Ross Sorkin** (CNBC)
- **Sebastian Mallaby** (Council on Foreign Relations / The Infinite Machine author)
- **Dr. Scott Gottlieb** (CNBC / Former FDA Commissioner)

## Transcript

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[SPEAKER_12] Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer. Today on Squawk Pod. Pope Leo is bridging the Vatican and Silicon Valley with his first major teaching on AI. Author Sebastian Malaby breaks down the risks and regulation laid out by the head of the Catholic Church.

[SPEAKER_09] This is not just a normal technology. This is not a shopping app. This is existential.

[SPEAKER_12] Where humanity fits into innovation.

[SPEAKER_09] The political consequences of AI disruption could exceed the actual labor market effects.

[SPEAKER_12] And gauging the Ebola risk with former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb.

[SPEAKER_03] The earliest cases may have been in March. So this has been spreading for a very long time before it was ultimately detected and they started to take actions to try to mitigate further spread.

[SPEAKER_12] Those conversations today, plus Ferrari's first fully electric vehicle, a formal union for rideshare drivers, and the latest in the Middle East.

[SPEAKER_05] If I were Ron at this point, I wouldn't be talking so tough. I really wouldn't.

[SPEAKER_12] It's Tuesday. Yes, Tuesday, May 26th. Squawk Pod begins right now.

[SPEAKER_02] Stand Becky by in three, two, one. Cue, please.

[SPEAKER_13] Good morning, everybody. Welcome to Squawk Box right here on CNBC. We are live from the Nasdaq market site in Times Square. I'm Becky Quick, along with Joe Kernan and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Happy Monday, sort of. Happy Tuesday, even better.

[SPEAKER_05] Nice. It's Tuesday. It's a Monday. It's like a hybrid.

[SPEAKER_13] First day of the week, but only three more to go.

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Ebola Risks, Ferrari’s Luce, & Pope Leo’s AI Warning 5/26/26

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Every day you wait, your competitors are finding
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