The Empty Benches

On the road, a lawmaker who once wrote that AI freaks him out. Ambrose: sixty-one percent of voters oppose new AI data centers, one poll says. Pim: I'd go, are there snacks? The Toll Keeper: he taught Congress with demonstrations from Sam Altman, and the benches emptied. Prudence: Ted Lieu says he is more frightened now than in 2023.

The congressman who wrote 'A.I. Freaks Me Out' in 2022, Ted Lieu, who holds a computer science degree, co-led a task force to teach Congress about AI with demonstrations from Sam Altman, but attendance fizzled; his kill-switch bill this summer found too little interest, he says he is more scared than he was in 2023, and a recent poll found 61% of likely voters oppose building AI data centers.

Starring

🎙️The NarratorAmbrosePimThe Toll KeeperPrudence