The Ezra Klein Show · 2026-10-09 · 61 min · 11,266 words

What if A.I. Is Just a ‘Normal Technology’?

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Pulsing through. The episodes we've been doing, the debate the country's been having about artificial intelligence. I think this P

Simple. But Hard question. Which is What sort of technology is

Artificial intelligence. Is it a technology that works somewhat the way past ones have worked? Is it comparable to electricity? The internet bicycle, something like that. Or is it something new, is the addition of intelligence and volition?

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