Bernie vs. the Robots
5/3/20261 hr 16 min
Lovett sits down with Senator Bernie Sanders about what we need to do rein in AI, getting super PAC money out of Democratic politics, and building support for stopping weapons sales to Israel. Then, Lovett speaks with Puck Political writer Peter Hamby to talk about his reporting on the embrace of political violence and conspiracy theories in certain corners of the political left, the big news in the Maine Senate race and the latest in the California governor's race.
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First 90 secondsJohn Lovett· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Welcome to Pod Save America. I'm John Lovett. Today on the show, I had a great conversation with Senator Bernie Sanders on AI, super PACs, and his journey from a kid on a kibbutz in Israel to a senator trying to prevent weapons sales to Netanyahu, and trying to save humanity from robots at the same time. And then you'll hear my conversation with our friend and journalist Peter Hamby, founding partner of Puck News and host of the Powers That Be podcast, on the Democratic shakeup in Maine, the governor's race in California, some news on the DNC, and how the left ought to confront political violence. But first, here's my conversation with Bernie. [upbeat music] Senator Sanders, welcome back to the show.
Bernie Sanders· Guest0:58
Good to be with you, John.
John Lovett· Host1:00
So I watched your panel last night on the existential risks of AI. You had researchers from North America and China. It was a, a bracing experience. Uh, there's a... Just for people that may not have caught it, MIT's Max Tegmark says we'll be like animals in a zoo, and then another researcher s- named David Krueger says, "Zoos? Most of us won't be so lucky." [laughs] Uh, what did you take away? Why did you wanna do this conversation?
Bernie Sanders· Guest1:27
Thank you, John, for asking me about