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Sunday, 4 October 2026

NJ’s lieutenant governor told PBS, AI says he didn’t commit sexual harassment

The Verge 2 weeks ago 31

New Jersey lieutenant governor Dale Caldwell resigned after an investigation found he sexually harassed a staffer and violated ethics rules. On September 25th, he told PBS host Rob Nelson that he ran the findings through multiple AI platforms and claimed it “said” his position 59 times. The public explanation shifts from the investigation’s conclusions to an AI-generated or AI-assisted justification for his conduct, though the report’s findings themselves remain unchanged.

🔮 The transition is hiding in plain sight #604

Exponential View 2 weeks ago 41

The newsletter reports on several items, including new claims about electricity’s pace of electrification, a Google DeepMind framework for evaluating whether AI is conscious, and OpenAI’s release of dots. Electricity now powers 46% of global GDP, while it makes up only 23% of final energy used. It reframes how far along electrification appears and updates how readers can test AI systems against consciousness criteria, while also highlighting new personal-agent and AI product developments.

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