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Last week, a group of tech leaders called for putting guardrails on artificial intelligence. This week, these calls have been met by backlash from tech executives, lawmakers and President Trump, who liken those ringing the alarm to a doomsday cult.
Cade Metz, a technology reporter for The New York Times, explains where this criticism comes from and why it matters.
Guest: Cade Metz, a technology reporter for The New York Times.
Background reading:
A.I. could possibly end humanity. How are humans supposed to process that?
“Recursive self-improvement” is an idea that terrifies A.I. doomsayers.
Top A.I. leaders called for slowing down A.I. development last week.
Photo: Mikala Compton/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images

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About a month into the war with Iran, we spoke with Cameron Joudi, who owns a gas station in Florida, about how the conflict was reaching him at home. He recently reached out after seeing a 20-cent spike in gas prices in the span of just 24 hours.
Vivian Nereim, the Gulf bureau chief for The New York Times, tries to answer Mr. Joudi’s question: What’s driving rising oil prices?
Guest:
Cameron Joudi, the owner of a gas station in Florida.
Vivian Nereim, the Gulf bureau chief for The New York Times.
Background reading:
Listen to the interview with Mr. Joudi from March.
What’s driving up diesel prices? Energy chaos caused by two wars.
Gulf Arab states explore new options as U.S. bases fail to deter Iran.
Photo: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters
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As the general midterm elections begin, we take a look at where things stand. A new Times/Siena poll suggests that Democrats have a real shot at winning control of both chambers of Congress. But serious obstacles stand in their way, including a financial disadvantage.
The New York Times journalists Shane Goldmacher, Maggie Haberman and Nate Cohn sit down to discuss whether the United States is likely to see a blue wave in November.
Guest:
Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.
Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.
Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst for The New York Times.
Background reading:
A new poll from The New York Times found that Democrats have an edge as President Trump drags down the Republican Party.
Trump’s ability to channel voter concerns was tested as Republicans gathered in Dallas.
Photo: Chase Castor for The New York Times

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For the past few months, you’ve probably been hearing about the turbulence in the bond market.
Today, Ben Casselman, the chief economics correspondent for The New York Times, explains what has been happening, and why it matters.
Guest: Ben Casselman, the chief economics correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
How to make sense of mayhem in the bond market.
The bond market issued a swift rebuke last week to the Trump administration’s latest attempt to lower borrowing costs.
Photo: Rod Lamkey Jr. for The New York Times

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In recent days, Jacob Coxon, a researcher at the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, quit his job and posted warnings about the risks of the technology. That kicked off a crisis that culminated in a call by prominent leaders of the industry to slow down A.I. development.
He spoke to “The Daily” about this moment.
Guest: Jacob Coxon, a former researcher at Anthropic.
Background reading:
Anthropic researchers have raised alarms over the acceleration of A.I.
Inside the snowballing conversations at A.I. companies about a doomsday.
Top A.I. leaders have called for slowing down A.I. development.
Photo: Lucas Foglia for The New York Times

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