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Historian Jill Lepore: AI-driven "artificial state" is doomed

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Historian Jill Lepore argues that the concept of an "artificial state," heavily reliant on AI and data centers, is fundamentally flawed and potentially doomed. In discussions about upcoming elections, voters are reportedly considering issues like grocery prices, the Iran war, and the implications of AI infrastructure. Lepore suggests that a backlash against AI could significantly influence electoral outcomes. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the long-term viability and societal impact of AI infrastructure, potentially influencing public discourse and policy.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of a podcast and an article discussing an opinion piece by a historian about AI's societal impact, not a direct release or significant industry event.

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Historian Jill Lepore: AI-driven "artificial state" is doomed

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. The Guardian — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Jonathan Freedland with Jill Lepore . Produced by Nada Smiljanic, and Danielle Stephens ·

    Historian Jill Lepore on why the artificial state is ‘doomed’ | Politics Weekly America

    <p>Less than three months to go until the midterms, voters are thinking about grocery prices, the Iran war and… datacentres.</p><p></p><p>This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to historian Jill Lepore about how this latest AI backlash could influence those all-important elections …

  2. The Guardian — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Presented by Jonathan Freedland, with Jill Lepore, produced by Danielle Stephens and Nada Smiljanic and the executive producer is Frankie Tobi ·

    Jill Lepore on why the artificial state is ‘doomed’ – podcast

    <p>With less than three months to go until the midterms, voters are thinking about grocery prices, the Iran war – and datacentres.</p><p>This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to the historian Jill Lepore about how this latest AI backlash could influence those all-important electio…

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