Normally Podcast: AI Panic Goes to Washington, Trump’s $5,000 Checks & Republicans’ Unforced Errors

Mary Katharine Ham and Karol Markowicz are back with Normalish takes as Washington’s artificial intelligence panic reaches a new level. They break down the growing calls to slow AI development, concerns raised by former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, and the unlikely convergence of Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon around tougher AI restrictions. Mary Katharine and Karol debate the genuine risks of advanced AI, whether government regulators are equipped to handle them, and whether some of the push for regulation could benefit the biggest players already dominating the industry.