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AI Agents Went Rogue. Should We Hit the Panic Button?

AI Agents Went Rogue. Should We Hit the Panic Button?

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Are the people building AI going to kill us all? That's the
question sparking debate across the country right now. While fears
of an AI doomsday aren’t new, they broke into the mainstream this
month after Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old British researcher, publicly
quit his job at Anthropic and accused the leading AI developers of
gambling with our lives. Kara convened a panel of experts to help
break down the latest: New York State Assemblyman Alex Bores is a
computer engineer by training. His unsuccessful bid for a
congressional seat earlier this year became a flashpoint in the
debate over AI safety and industry regulations. He’s now launching
a political advocacy group called “Who Decides” aimed at shaping
the ways Democrats talk about AI. Renee DiResta is an associate
research professor at Georgetown University's McCourt School of
Public Policy and author of the book, “Invisible Rulers: The People
Who Turn Lies into Reality.” Her research focuses on
disinformation, influence, propaganda, and narrative power. And
Casey Newton and Kevin Roose are longtime technology journalists.
The duo just announced a new partnership with NPR for a video-first
tech show called “Machine Gods.” Kevin also has a new book coming
out next month called “The AGI Chronicles: The Inside Story of the
Race to Create an Artificial Superintelligence.” Kara and the group
talk about why Coxon’s warnings spurred a global conversation and
how tech leaders are responding. They also discuss whether Congress
can finally get its act together and pass meaningful AI regulation.
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