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Open AI boss Sam Altman says people are "right to be afraid" of artificial intelligence but that firms like his can be trusted to "do the right thing" - so should we rely on Silicon Valley to regulate itself?Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Jane Mulkerrins and Ro ...  Show more

Donald Trump dismisses warnings about AI as a “hoax” by those who want to regulate the industry. But how worried should we be - and what happens if the president doesn’t take the threat seriously?Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with James Marriott and Charlotte Ivers ...  Show more

Isabel Oakeshott, the journalist who released former health secretary Matt Hancock's Covid-era WhatsApp messages, joins Caroline Hepker, Lizzy Burden and Stephen Carroll to discuss the form and substance of the revelations. Plus, on the day the government is publishing its Illega ...  Show more

Sarah, Ezra, and Matt break down the latest twist in the Medicare-for-all debate — plus rigorous new research on Facebook. White Paper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Matt and Katie discuss Elon Musk's pay package, trading trade secrets, the joys and perils of gardening leave, a hedge fund that is also a newspaper, and a real life doped Olympics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Jack hears from former Chancellor George Osborne about how these morning memos are devoured by senior politicians and newspaper editors alike; and from current and veteran authors including Esther Webber, Paul Waugh and Benedict Brogan about their daily struggle to get the email ...  Show more