Election Deniers Think the GOP's Terrible Midterm Polling Is a'Psyop' Dozens and dozens of high profile MAGA influencers and pundits have weighed in. "The laughable fake polls are rolling out," Catturd posted on X. Taking their lead from president Donald Trump, election deniers have dismissed the GOP's terrible polling numbers by claiming the polls themselves are fake, a psyop, or a ploy to stop Republicans from turning out to vote in November. Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, told Fox News that midterm election polling is a "psyop to depress conservative turnout." "The midterms are near," Phillip Buchanan, the election denier and MAGA troll known online as Catturd, wrote to his four million followers on X. "The laughable fake polls are rolling out." For over a decade, Trump has claimed without evidence that American elections have been impacted by fraud.

Whatever AI Safety Is, It's Not This Asking AI companies to self-regulate is a great way to pretend like you've accomplished something. Don't worry, we'll make it quick! In 1966, nearly 51,000 people died on US highways. The overwhelming evidence suggested that many lives could have been saved with modern seat belts, which by then had been around for several years. The automotive industry responded by rallying together, and, in a triumph of self-regulation, voluntarily put the safety feature in every new vehicle that rolled off the line.

This week on, we discuss the voluntary AI safety agreement tech executives signed, AI agents for normies, and extremist candidates running for office in the US midterms. This week on, Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger discuss the "morally binding" AI accord tech executives signed following a meeting with Donald Trump. They've agreed that AI labs will regulate themselves--should work out great. Plus, the team digs into OpenAI's Developer Day, where CEO Sam Altman introduced AI agents for normies, otherwise known as Dots; how AI agents are coming to workplaces near you; and a quick rundown of the most extremist candidates running for office. Trump's AI Safety'Accord' Is a Fancy Pinky Swear A Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a'Pestilence' Who Will End Western Civilization I Built AI Clones of My Coworkers. Write to us at [email protected] . You can always listen to this week's podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here's how: If you're on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link . Two quick things before we dive in. If you've been listening for a while and you haven't rated or reviewed the podcast yet, this is your sign. Give us a rating, tell us what you think. Five stars is nice, but we'll take the feedback too. It really helps more people find the show. Also, if you're in the Bay Area, we will be doing a live audience recording of the podcast on Thursday, October 8, at 7 pm at The Commons, headquarters of our KQED friends in San Francisco. You can buy tickets on kqed.org or check out the show notes for the link. You won't want to miss it.

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President Donald Trump still thinks Republicans have a shot. His aides are less convinced. President Donald Trump has told aides that he thinks Republicans could still outperform expectations in the midterm elections this November, seemingly unwilling to confront the worsening political climate for the GOP. But aides acknowledge privately that the national polling for Trump is shockingly bad, and the White House, in recent weeks, has begun to contemplate for the first time losing both the House and Senate majorities. One longtime Trumpworld operative, who correctly predicted weeks before the 2024 presidential election that Trump was on course to win every battleground state, summed it up for: "Oh, yeah, we're going to get creamed."

Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology executives about artificial intelligence at the White House in Washington DC on Tuesday. Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology executives about artificial intelligence at the White House in Washington DC on Tuesday. 'President of the Unites States': White House's AI accord includes spelling error The White House misspelled "United States" under the signature of Donald Trump on an accord he signed with AI executives on Tuesday. At the bottom of the accord on "Super Intelligence", the term Trump has used to rebrand artificial intelligence, the president's signature appeared as "President of the Unites States". It is unclear how the misspelling occurred or whether it will appear in the Federal Register, the database that contains official presidential actions and other government documents.

Seth Meyers on Florida's dengue fever outbreak: 'Man, RFK Jr has only had the job two years and Florida is already turning into an episode of House.' Seth Meyers on Florida's dengue fever outbreak: 'Man, RFK Jr has only had the job two years and Florida is already turning into an episode of House.' Seth Meyers on Trump canceling $1bn in federal funds: 'Is he adding a waterslide to the reflecting pool?' Late-night hosts weighed in on Trump's relationship with tech leaders and the White House's new AI-powered site On Tuesday night, late-night hosts discussed a Maha summit in Washington DC, the White House's new AI -powered website and Donald Trump once again falling asleep on live TV. On NBC, Seth Meyers focused on the president's ill-phrased announcement of the US murder rate declining. "We have the best, uh, murder," Trump said. "What are you talking about, 'We have the best murder'?" On Monday, Trump also took issue with the claim by the US ambassador to China, David Perdue, claim that he offered to sell weapons to China, saying: "I think he was probably talking about Taiwan."

United States President Donald Trump and top tech executives have signed an accord to "self-police" artificial intelligence, as calls grow for more guardrails to mitigate risks associated with the technology's rapid growth. Trump announced the accord on Tuesday after meeting with a large group of AI company leaders at the White House. The accord - which Trump posted on his Truth Social platform - said the companies would implement "robust internal controls", partner with an "independent external auditor" to assess whether the controls were working, and set up a committee among each company's board of directors to evaluate reports from internal and external auditors. The companies also said they would work to ensure their AI tools do not "hack or access technical systems in unintended ways". "Over time, it may make sense to codify these steps into laws and regulations," the accord said.