Ezra Klein on the Uncertain Politics of A.I.

The Last Invention

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Documentary, Society & Culture, Technology

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Ezra Klein – New York Times opinion columnist and an influential voice on the American left – joins us at a hinge moment in the A.I. revolution. As artificial intelligence accelerates, Klein examines what’s at stake politically, socially, and morally: the role that government should play in shaping this technology, the disruptions he believes matter most, and how to think clearly when the landscape is shifting so rapidly. LINKS: Ezra Klein’s book Abundance The Ezra Klein Show This Changes Everything CREDITS: This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Megan Phelps-Roper, Matthew Boll, Seth Temple Andrews, and Ethan Mannello. Music for this episode was composed by ⁠Scott Devendorf⁠, ⁠Ben Lanz⁠, ⁠Cobey Bienert⁠, and Matthew Boll The Last Invention artwork by ⁠Jacob Boll⁠ To become a Longview subscriber you can visit us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our sponsors Ground News ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GROUND NEWS⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠groundnews.com/invent⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get 40% off unlimited access to global coverage of the stories shaping our world. This is a paid sponsorship link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:15.1	Hi, this is Andy, and for today we have our first episode in our continued coverage of the AI revolution.
1:22.4	If you're new here, the last invention was an eight-part series that is designed in part to help the newcomer
1:28.2	get up to speed on this fascinating
1:30.8	and transformative moment that we're living through.
1:33.7	And now we're following that story
1:35.2	as it continues to evolve.
1:37.1	If you are just joining us,
1:38.9	I recommend going back and starting from episode one.
1:41.3	However, this episode does stand on its own, so I leave it to you.
1:52.0	There are so many disagreements that are swirling around right now
1:55.0	concerning the prospects of our AI future.
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