About this episode
The episode discusses the increasing influence of artificial intelligence in mainstream politics and recent developments surrounding it.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com The full episode is available to paid subscribers. Once you become a paid subscriber, you can connect your account to your preferred podcast player here . Heads up: We’ve got a live show at the Comedy Cellar in New York City with Nate Silver and Clare Malone coming up on May 13. We’ll talk about the midterms and the Trump administration, play some games, and take questions from the audience. Grab a ticket, grab a beer, and come join us ! Last November, friend of the pod David Byler joined me to argue that, while artificial intelligence was still on the periphery of politics, it wouldn’t stay there for long . The parties, he said, should prepare for disruption. Less than six months later, it feels almost silly to have ever imagined otherwise. Over the past few months, the Department of Defense has publicly clashed with Anthropic over how its models could be used in war. Anthropic, for its part, developed a model so powerful that it is now back in talks with the Trump administration about how to protect the nation from its own capabilities. At the same time, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders…
People in this episode
Host: Galen Druke
Guest: David Byler
Topics covered
- artificial intelligence
- politics
- data centers
- midterms
- Trump administration
- energy costs
Keywords
- AI
- politics
- data centers
- Department of Defense
- Trump administration
- Ocasio-Cortez
- Bernie Sanders
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Department of Defense, Anthropic, Trump administration
Places: New York City
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