Show Notes
On Tuesday, President Trump posted inflammatory threats towards Iran on Truth Social. The Atlantic’s Pete Wehner joins Russell Moore and Clarissa Moll to discuss these words and how the Republican party has abandoned conservatism. Next, as Artemis II splashes down, Jim Bridenstine shares about the founding of the Artemis program during his time as the NASA administrator under the first Trump administration. Then, Anthropic is releasing a new model of AI called Claude Mythos, which will be offered only to specific companies for cybersecurity. Marcus Schwarting from AI and Faith helps us understand this new technology.
REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:
How Trump Killed Conservatism by Pete Wehner - The Atlantic
Anthropic’s Restraint Is a Terrifying Warning Sign - The New York Times
Artificially Intelligent - The Bulletin’s AI miniseries
ABOUT THE GUESTS:
Peter Wehner is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and The New York Times, and a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum. He was formerly a speechwriter for George W. Bush and a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Wehner's work also appears in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and National Affairs.
Jim Bridenstine was the 13th administrator of NASA and a former US representative from Oklahoma. During his tenure at NASA, Bridenstine oversaw the development of the Artemis project. In Congress, he was on the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. Prior to that he was a US Navy pilot, flying combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Marcus Schwarting is the senior editor of AI and Faith and an AI researcher at SUNY Buffalo. His research is focused on applying AI to problems in chemistry and materials science. His work on AI ethics has been published in Christianity Today, the Journal of Theology and Science, and the Journal of Lutheran Ethics.
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