The AI election
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The AI election

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 26, 202629 min

Polling says less than 1 percent of voters consider AI a top concern this election cycle. Michigan congressional candidate Will Lawrence sees things differently. This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder, and hosted by Astead Herndon. Photo caption: Emily Taylor leads chants during a protest against data center development in Austin. Photo by Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images. You can also watch this episode on youtube.com/vox. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox...

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only 1% of voters listed artificial intelligence

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AI panic is everywhere. Artificial intelligence is taking over. Oh, bots, from open AI hacking into another company, the people building AI earnestly believe

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that it could kill us all by the end of the decade. But where is that panic really coming from? According to a poll from the New York Times in Siena, only 1% of voters listed artificial intelligence

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or data centers as their most important voting issue. I'm an old school person. I don't care about AI. You're saying that doesn't register for you.

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