AI Alarms, Canada’s Opposition, The GOP Convention 9/10/26
· 43 min
Episode AI Alarms, Canada’s Opposition, The GOP Convention 9/10/26
Former Google Design Ethicist Tristan Harris is now co-founder and president of the Center for Humane Technology, and he explains the alarm from AI researchers, executives, and investors on rogue and “uncontrollable” AI. Harris comments on AI regulation, leadership, the new opinion piece from Paul Tudor Jones, and recent departures from frontier labs like Anthropic. Canada’s Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre discusses the U.S.-Canada trade relationship and the future of his country’s politics. Plus, President Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Democrat Senator John Fetterman spoke at the GOP Midterm Convention in Dallas.
Tristan Harris 18:34
Pierre Poilievre 37:39
In this episode:
Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk
Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick
Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin
Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie
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Links in the notes 9
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-quits-ai-safety.html
- https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ai-may-become-the-third-superpower-1f7700dc
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/us-canada-trade-war-import-ban.html
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/trump-gop-convention-dallas-speakers.html
- 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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