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RealClearPolitics Podcast · August 20 · 49 min

The Politics of Data Centers and Artificial Intelligence

Andrew Walworth and Carl Cannon discuss the politics of data centers and artificial intelligence, including Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s new Executive Order on stricter requirements for data center developers in the state. Also a PAC supported by the AI company Anthropic is spending millions on ads to support Republican candidates who advocate regulation of AI, including Florida Republican Senator Ashley Moody. Then, Tom Bevan joins the guys and Harmeet Dhillon, US assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, comes on to discuss election integrity and the Department’s plan to deploy 1,000 poll monitors nationwide in the 2026 midterms. Then lastly, they discuss the politics of the U.S. national debt, which topped $40 trillion for the first time this week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Andrew Walworth and Carl Cannon discuss the politics of data centers and artificial intelligence, including Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s new Executive Order on stricter requirements for data center developers in the state. Also a PAC supported by the AI company Anthropic is spending millions on ads to support Republican candidates who advocate regulation of AI, including Florida Republican Senator Ashley Moody. Then, Tom Bevan joins the guys and Harmeet Dhillon, US assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, comes on to discuss election integrity and the Department’s plan to deploy 1,000 poll monitors nationwide in the 2026 midterms. Then lastly, they discuss the politics of the U.S. national debt, which topped $40 trillion for the first time this week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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