This week onUncanny Valley, 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.
Articles mentioned in this episode:
- Trump’s AI Safety ‘Accord’ Is a Fancy Pinky Swear
- These Extremists Are Running for Election in November
- A Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western Civilization
- The White House is Starting to Panic Over the Midterms
- I Think I Found an AI Agent Worth the Risk
- AI Agents Are About to Flood the Workforce
- I Built AI Clones of My Coworkers. Things Got Weird
- Why No One Wants To Date Tech Bros
You can follow Brian Barrett on Bluesky at@brbarrett, Zoë Schiffer on Bluesky at@zoeschiffer, and Leah Feiger on Bluesky at@leahfeiger. Write to us at[email protected].
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Brian Barrett: Hey, this is Brian. 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 alive audience recording of the podcaston 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. OK, onto the show.
Zoë Schiffer: Welcome to WIRED'sUncanny Valley. I'm Zoë Schiffer, contributing editor.
