NPR News: 09-15-2026 2PM EDT
Summary
AI experts urge a development slowdown amid fears of losing control, while a bipartisan group campaigns for human dominance. In Washington, a lawmaker moves to impeach the defense secretary over the Iran war, and the Supreme Court blocks Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions. Additionally, a federal judge orders Trump’s name removed from the Kennedy Center, and the 50th anniversary of the musical Annie opens on Broadway.
Topics discussed
AI researchers call for slower development pace
Sanders and Bannon form pro-human AI alliance
House moves to impeach Secretary of Defense Hegseth
Supreme Court blocks Trump's mail-in voting restrictions
Court rules against renaming Kennedy Center after Trump
Annie 50th anniversary production returns to Broadway
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