State of the Union Special: The Future of AI

State of the Union

CNN

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3.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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On a special edition of State of the Union, Jake Tapper looks at the impact AI is having on the world around us. First, Jake talks with the “Godfather of AI” Geoffrey Hinton about his fears that AI is “progressing even faster” than he previously thought. Next, Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders sits down with Jake to discuss his efforts to push Congress to better regulate artificial intelligence. Then, Republican Sen. Katie Britt tells Jake “enough is enough” and that tech companies and Congress need to put up guardrails to protect kids from AI. After, co-authors Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price join Jake to discuss their new book, “The Amazing Generation,” and how kids and parents should navigate a world dominated by technology. Finally, TIME Magazine’s 2025 Kid of the Year, Tejasvi Manoj, talks to Jake about her efforts to use AI to help protect senior citizens from cyberscams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Revolution.
0:07.0	The future is here as artificial intelligence reshapes the world around us.
0:11.0	Are we ready?
0:13.0	If we can't figure out a solution, we'll be toast.
0:16.0	I'll ask the godfather of AI, Jeffrey Hinton.
0:19.0	Plus, cooking on tech.
0:24.3	With Silicon Valley All In on AI, is Washington, D.C.
0:25.1	asleep at the wheel?
0:26.5	When are we going to wake up?
0:28.8	This is not science fiction.
0:30.8	Two lawmakers trying to change that.
0:34.7	Independent Senator Bernie Sanders and Republican Senator Katie Britt Britt joined me.
0:35.3	And the digital generation. How should kids today navigate a screen-filled world?
0:41.3	I'll talk with authors Jonathan Haidt and Catherine Price and Time Magazine's
0:45.3	Kid of the Year ahead.
0:51.3	Hello, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
0:55.3	I'm Jake Tapper in Washington, D.C., where the state of our union is bracing for the future.
1:00.4	2025 was the year artificial intelligence, or AI, took the world by storm, impacting nearly every aspect of our lives.
1:08.2	Time magazine named the architects of AI its persons of the year,
1:11.4	crediting them with, quote, transforming the present and transcending the possible.
1:15.7	AI has an enormous potential to change our world for the better, driving innovation and
1:20.5	productivity, accelerating scientific breakthroughs, and helping to solve our most intractable
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