Today, Explained

AI also lost the election

November 10, 2026·26 min·6-min readnarrativenews
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This episode of Today Explained examines AI's rough week after the midterms — data center referendums failing across the country, tech stocks tumbling, and Democrats promising accountability — through interviews with New York Assemblymember Alex Bores, a leading AI safety legislator, and

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Alex BoresChris LehaneJensen HuangYoshua BengioSam AltmanGreg Abbott

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