The Politics of AI Are About to Explode

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🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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AI wasn't much of a topic in the 2024 election. But it will almost certainly be big in 2028, and probably even the 2026 midterms. There are concerns about all the money being spent and whether a federal backstop or bailout will be necessary one day. There are the concerns about energy use and electricity prices. There are concerns about labor displacement. And there are concerns about whether we can trust AI outputs. Already we see numerous politicians lining up against AI in one way or another. On this episode, we speak with Saagar Enjeti, the co-host of the Breaking Points podcast to discuss how this issue is already blowing up, and how the tech industry may soon find itself friendless in DC.

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0:00.0	You're being sold an AI future where you're obsolete or irrelevant.
0:04.0	That vision is wrong.
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0:23.0	to hospitals, AI is freeing people from drudgery, letting them do what humans do best. Create, solve,
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1:26.5	I'm Joe Wisenthall. And I'm Tracy Allaway.
1:28.3	Tracy, something I've thought for a long time.
1:31.3	I think you might feel the same way.
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