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The Rise of the AI Moderates

September 27, 2026·32 min·5-min readnarrativetechnology
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The episode explores a growing movement of 'AI moderates'—thoughtful voices rejecting extreme doom or utopian narratives about AI—and highlights how political theorist Francis Fukuyama, AI governance researchers Sayesh Kapoor and Arvin Narayanan, and Hollywood veteran Jeffrey Katzenberg e

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Francis FukuyamaJeffrey KatzenbergSayesh KapoorArvin NarayananDario Amodei

Books

The End of History and the Last Manby Francis Fukuyama

Companies

OpenAIAnthropic

Research & Papers

Why I Changed My Mind About AI Risk, On Accelerationists and DoomersAI as Normal Technology

Topics

Artificial IntelligenceEthicsFuture Of WorkLong Form JournalismPolitical NewsTech Industry

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