{
  "id": 15616527,
  "title": "JB Pritzker thinks AI could help us live to 100 — or threaten us like nukes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/jb-pritzker-thinks-ai-could-help-us-live-to-100-or-threaten-us-like",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-19T14:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/podcast/1012839/pritzker-ai-privacy-data-centers-flock-congress-laws"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Governor JB Pritzker discussed AI, tech, and privacy with Decoder on the eve of the midterm elections. He stressed that some issues are collective action problems that require government intervention. Pritzker sees a generational shift in attitudes towards protecting taxpayers and vulnerable individuals from the rapid advancement of technology. He believes the government should take a more active role and stand up for people rather than collaborating blindly with big businesses.",
  "summary": "Today, I’m talking with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, who has a lot of thoughts about AI, tech, and privacy. If you’ve been listening to the show, you know that one of my running theories is that those issues are driving a big and maybe kind of unexpected political realignment — and with the midterms coming […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}