# Are AI Agents Worth the Risk? and Trump’s Pinky Swear AI Safety ‘Accord

An episode of [Uncanny Valley | WIRED](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/266391367), 1 Oct 2026, 43 min.

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This week, President Trump issued a new “morally binding” AI accord after a lunch meeting with tech executives, that basically says the AI labs are going to regulate themselves. We get into how a non-binding accord will affect AI safety. Plus — we’ll talk about OpenAI’s Developer Day, where CEO Sam Altman announced an AI agent for normies known as Dots. We also get into how AI agents are faring with their human colleagues. And Leah will not let us forget about the midterms – we bring you a quick rundown of the most extremist candidates running for office. Articles mentioned in this episode: • Trump’s AI Safety ‘Accord’ Is a Fancy Pinky Swear • These Extremists Are Running for Election in November • A Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western Civilization • I Think I Found an AI Agent Worth the Risk • AI Agents Are About to Flood the Workforce • I Built AI Clones of My Coworkers. Things Got Weird • Why No One Wants To Date Tech Bros Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from Alexis Ohanian's newest tech venture to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on social protests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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