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Why the real AI apocalypse is already here – Stateside with Kai and Carter
By Hosted by Kai Wright and Carter Sherman with Johana Bhuiyan . Produced by Tiara Chiaramonte engineered by Ivan Kuraev executive producers Jonathan Menjivar and Rachel Humphreys

A former Anthropic researcher’s apocalyptic declaration about artificial intelligence has led to a global panic that the technology might be the end of us all. At an event in Washington today to warn about the dangers of AI, US senator Bernie Sanders said that Congress has been ‘asleep at the wheel'. Oddly, Steve Bannon appeared at the same event. But is this response a distraction from the more immediate problems AI is already causing? Kai Wright and Carter Sherman are joined by Guardian tech reporter Johana Bhuyian to put this moment in context, and she explains why we should be cynical about industry calls for regulation

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2026/sep/15/why-the-real-ai-apocalypse-is-already-here-stateside-with-kai-and-carter

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Mamdani won New York. Can a progressive win the Michigan primary? – Stateside with Kai and Carter
By Hosted by Carter Sherman , produced by Tiara Chiaramonte , engineered by Ivan Kuraev , executive producers Jonathan Menjivar and Rachel Humphreys

Democrats are pissed off – and they're taking their anger straight to the ballot box. In the wake of Donald Trump's return to the White House, progressives (including members of DSA – Democratic Socialists of America) have defeated established moderates in elections in liberal cities like New York, Washington DC and Seattle. Now, they're trying to win a series of major primaries in the deep-purple midwest. Host Carter Sherman speaks with Guardian midwest political correspondent Rachel Leingang, who has traveled all over the region covering several key races – including this week's Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, where progressive Abdul Al-Sayed is squaring off against the establishment candidate, Haley Stevens. Can leftist politics win outside of blue bubbles? And what do these races reveal about the fight for the midterms and the White House?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2026/aug/03/michigan-progressive-primary-candidate-stateside-podcast

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