An AI Task Force, AI & Your Happiness, Plague in Siberia 10/5/26
· 37 min
Episode An AI Task Force, AI & Your Happiness, Plague in Siberia 10/5/26
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton has been picked to serve as AI czar, leading a “Super Intelligence Force” to address growing concerns about AI. Meanwhile, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is suggesting people “accept some bad things” in exchange for the benefits of AI. Professor, columnist, author, and happiness expert Arthur Brooks counsels AI users to retain control of their relationships in the AI era, and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) discusses potential AI regulation. Plus, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent goes on the record about the bond market, nearly 200 were hospitalized in Siberia after exposure to the plague, and elections in Brazil and Spain are coming in the next month amid unrest in each country.
Arthur Brooks - 11:58
Sen. Chris Coons - 22:45
In this episode:
Arthur Brooks, @arthurbrooks
Sen. Chris Coons, @ChrisCoons
Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk
Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick
Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin
Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie
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Links in the notes 12
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/03/trump-jay-clayton-ai-czar.html
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/05/treasury-yields-bonds-fed-rates.html
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/05/suspected-plague-cases-reported-in-russias-irkutsk-region.html
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/04/brazil-presidential-election-lula-bolsonaro.html
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/05/spain-sanchez-snap-election-housing-protests.html
- https://x.com/arthurbrooks?lang=en
- https://x.com/ChrisCoons?lang=en
- https://x.com/JoeSquawk
- https://x.com/BeckyQuick
- https://twitter.com/andrewrsorkin
- https://x.com/Kramer_Katie
- https://pcm.adswizz.com
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