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  • As AI permeates every aspect of our lives, who are the people behind this huge inflection point?

  • What keeps them up at night?

  • I fear that what it means to be human may suddenly not be our own.

  • We've got a special series from NPR's TED Radio Hour.

  • It's called The Profits of Technology.

  • What they got right, wrong, and where these pioneers think we're headed next.

  • Listen to the TED Radio Hour wherever you get your podcasts.

  • Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.

  • Democratic state lawmakers from Texas remain out of their state.

  • They're blocking a Republican effort to redraw state congressional maps.

  • The GOP plan aims to put more Republicans in the U.S.

  • House.

  • Democratic officials in states such as California, New York, and Illinois are watching developments.

  • They say they'll consider trying to redraw their districts to benefit Democrats in the House

  • if Texas proceeds.

  • The Texas House Democratic Caucus chair is Gene Wu.

  • He says it's not about Republicans or Democrats,

  • but about protecting communities that have built their own political influence.

  • The real danger of this, if this spreads, if this goes on,

  • if blue states do this, if red states do this.