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[Bonus Episode Preview] Article Brain: Ross Douthat and AI Apocalypse

[Bonus Episode Preview] Article Brain: Ross Douthat and AI Apocalypse18 Sept7 min

<p>This is a preview. To access the full episode please go support Workers&#39; Lit on Patreon.</p><p>https://www.patreon.com/WorkersLit</p><p>Once again it&#39;s time for an Article Brain, the monthly sub-series where we find the worst articles of our day and age to torment one another with.</p><p>First up, we read Ross Douthat&#39;s departure from the New York Times. In typical Ross fashion, he manages to &quot;both sides&quot; in a way specifically designed to drive us insane.</p><p>And then we get CNN&#39;s take on the AI Apocalypse. Sure, it&#39;s coming, but don&#39;t we prefer an American AI Apocalypse to a Chinese one??</p><p>Links (not recommending you read these please God don&#39;t):</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/opinion/obama-trump-biden-enemy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/opinion/obama-trump-biden-enemy.html</a></p><p><a href="https://us.cnn.com/2026/09/15/tech/ai-kill-everyone-china" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://us.cnn.com/2026/09/15/tech/ai-kill-everyone-china</a></p>