AI: 1 — Humanity: 0

人工智能:1 — 人类:0

Today, Explained

2025-12-18

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President Trump's new executive order makes it harder for states to regulate AI, giving a powerful industry even more power. This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt and Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Noel King. President Trump with David Sacks, the White House AI and Crypto czar. Photo by Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • People are worried about AI, and they want states to make laws to protect them.

  • Megan Garcia appeared with Governor Ron DeSantis at a press conference this week,

  • where the governor proposed an AI bill of rights.

  • Megan's teenage son talked to a bot about suicide.

  • The bot didn't stop and say, I'm an AI.

  • It sounds like you're having a problem.

  • You need to talk to a human.

  • Before taking his own life.

  • There are people who are suing employers claiming that AI discriminated against them.

  • HR software company Workday is being sued over allegations of ageism.

  • The plaintiffs were rejected every time.

  • They blame Workday's algorithm, which they claim disqualifies individuals over the age of 40.

  • And there are people worried about data centers being built in their backyards.

  • We live right down the street and we don't want this shit to happen, man.

  • But President Trump just signed an executive order that threatens states with lawsuits

  • if they try to pass AI laws.

  • That's coming up on Today Explained.

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