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Hey folks,
This one scares the hell out of me.
AI researchers are sounding the alarm about where this technology is headed, while too many of our political leaders are either asleep at the wheel or treating it like another arms race with China. We need a real conversation about who gets to decide our future—and whether ordinary people get any say at all.
[00:01:35] An AI researcher resigns from Anthropic and warns that the biggest AI companies are “gambling with our lives.”
[00:04:34] Why letting tech billionaires race ahead without meaningful regulation could devastate jobs, communities, water, and our economy.
[00:07:15] The China arms-race argument falls apart—and why we should be talking about international guardrails instead.
[00:10:46] The danger may not look like The Terminator. It could be a slower erosion of our jobs, relationships, communities, and humanity.
[00:13:03] J.B. Pritzker sounds the alarm on AI safety—and shows what serious political leadership on this issue could look like.
I’m not anti-AI. I’ve built an AI company, I use these tools, and I know they can do incredible things. But when researchers building this technology are warning about catastrophic risks, we have to listen. And when communities are worried about jobs, data centers, electricity costs, water, and their own ability to shape what happens where they live, they deserve a voice. This conversation is only getting started, and I’m going to keep digging into it. If you value honest conversations like this, help me keep them going.
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With urgency,
—Mike
