ThursdAI pod: midterms, 40 datacenter ballot measures, $3T wipeout — is AI over?
altryne · x · 2026-11-06
- Alex Volkov's ThursdAI weekly show (Nov 5, 1h47m) asks "Is it completely over for AI?": after a weekend of Will Manidis-style "AI = the economy" optimism, midterms and market turmoil flipped the mood.
- Election results: many newly elected officials are anti-AI, some calling for a pause on advanced AI training; 40 ballot measures sought datacenter buildout restrictions, Ohio alone with 21.
- Capital markets erased roughly $3 trillion in value, led by tech and chip sectors.
- Also covers OSS news and an interview with @mkanat on his new AI-forward programming language; the show's stance: still early, no doom needed.
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