Siliconsciousness: AI Prepares for a Political Pivot

Siliconsciousness: AI Prepares for a Political Pivot

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May 5, 2026 · 33 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential political implications of AI's relationship with Silicon Valley and its alignment with political parties ahead of the upcoming elections.

The tech bros could be in for a rude awakening come November. We’ve seen the big names in AI increasingly cozy up with Republicans, but they may have forgotten that there is another party is poised to get back into power. How is Silicon Valley going to respond to a future Democratic administration? Are tech bros hoping to tip the scales to the point where it doesn’t matter who wins? GWU Professor and Tech Policy Press contributor Dave Karpf joins David Rothkopf to consider all this and more. This material is distributed by TRG Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the U.S.. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: David Rothkopf

Guest: Dave Karpf

Topics covered

  • AI
  • politics
  • Silicon Valley
  • Democratic administration
  • Republicans
  • tech policy

Keywords

  • AI
  • Silicon Valley
  • politics
  • Democrats
  • Republicans
  • tech policy
  • elections

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TRG Advisory Services, LLC, Embassy of the United Arab Emirates

Places: United States, Washington, DC

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