Artificial intelligence is alarming many of its human creators by leaping the guardrails designed to contain it. In the last few months, safety researchers have resigned from OpenAI and Anthropic, warning that their former employers could be courting disa... See more
Emily Bazelon: Hi David, it's great to be back here with you for the beginning of the Supreme Court's new term. Usually, this is like the first day of school for me — a fresh start. But there has been so much action from the court over the last few months... See more
President Trump's second term has revealed many weaknesses in America's political system. This is one of them: It turns out that the government can function (or malfunction) based just on orders of the president and the Supreme Court's rulings on those or... See more
Listen to Gabfest Reads: Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast. This month, Emily Bazelon talks with Senator Chris Murphy about his new book Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in... See more
Listen to Political Gabfest: Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast. This month, Em... See more