JB Pritzker thinks AI could help us live to 100 — or threaten us like nukes
The Verge Nilay Patel
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said AI and other tech forces should lead government to take a more active, tougher stance on power, privacy, data centers, and employment impacts rather than defer to big companies. He warned that unemployment could rise from about 4% to 7% and possibly 10% as technology disrupts jobs. As a result, he argued states should push back on corporate demands while preparing worker protections instead of relying mainly on incentives to attract data centers and other AI-linked infrastructure.
Why it matters
Today, I’m talking with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, who has a lot of thoughts about AI, tech, and privacy. If you’ve been listening to the show, you know that one of my running theories is that those issues are driving a big and maybe kind of unexpected political realignment — and with the midterms coming […]
