John Lovett

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315 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Sep 2026 last heard 5d ago

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Pod Save America · Artificial Intelligence, Actual Idiots · 15 Sep 2026 podcast

He has this kill switch bill. voice-verified

It's bipartisan. voice-verified

There's a number of bipartisan bills, right? voice-verified

And he has the kill switch bill. voice-verified

And I talked to him at the time. voice-verified

Like, it seemed – voice-verified

to me, if we have EPA, if we have regulators on boats to make sure they don't harvest endangered fish, which obviously is a deep threat, it seems like we could have regulators inside of these companies, especially with things moving so fast. voice-verified

And he was more focused on this idea of like, oh, well, whether we get there or not, we need this thing like a kill switch, right? voice-verified

But right now it is not clear that voice-verified

They do have the authority to force companies, say, to have regulators inside. voice-verified

Now, we have seen Trump decide that the law lets him do whatever he wants. voice-verified

Right. voice-verified

But a normal presidency at this point would be saying, here are the authorities I have. voice-verified

Here's a list of things I think Congress should pass right now to kind of strengthen my ability to do this quickly. voice-verified

Like, regardless of what Congress passes, this is such a fast and dynamic process. voice-verified

situation that there is no law that Congress could pass that could overcome the challenge of having Donald Trump as president right now. voice-verified

I'm nervous about be nervous about giving him any additional powers he won't use. voice-verified

And on top of that, whatever the law says, you need a vigorous oversight by an administration that is thoughtful and and disciplined and aggressive about keeping an eye on these things. voice-verified

And we just don't have that. voice-verified

Right, but what's in the fucking horse? voice-verified

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