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PodcastDecoder with Nilay PatelOctober 19, 2026

JB Pritzker thinks AI could help us live to 100 — or threaten us like nukes

Pritzker argues state-level AI and privacy regulation is filling a federal vacuum amid a bipartisan backlash against Big Tech power.

  • Political realignment on tech: Pritzker says data centers, privacy, and antitrust are driving a bipartisan backlash against Big Tech and AI companies, distinct from traditional left-right lines.
  • Jobs and unemployment risk: He warns AI could push unemployment from a healthy ~4% baseline to 7-10%, concentrating benefits among very few people, and says government must prepare income/dignity-of-work solutions.

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