In this week’s The<\/em> Reason Roundtable<\/em>, editors Matt Welch<\/a>, Katherine Mangu-Ward<\/a>, Nick Gillespie<\/a>, and special guest Elizabeth Nolan Brown<\/a> unpack the ubiquitous sense that politicians of every stripe have abandoned a commitment to free expression. They also examine the fast evolution of artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT.<\/p>\n

0:42: Politicians choose the culture war over the First Amendment<\/p>\n

20:04: Artificial intelligence and large language model (LLM) chatbots like ChatGPT<\/p>\n

36:13: Weekly Listener Question<\/p>\n

44:27: This week’s cultural recommendations<\/p>\n

Mentioned in this podcast:<\/p>\n

“Congress Asks Is TikTok Really ‘An Extension of’ the Chinese Communist Party?<\/a>” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown<\/p>\n

“TikTok Is Too Popular To Ban<\/a>,” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown<\/p>\n

“Utah Law Gives Parents Full Access to Teens’ Social Media<\/a>,” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown<\/p>\n

“Florida’s War on Drag Targets Theater’s Liquor License<\/a>,” by Scott Shackford<\/p>\n

“Welcoming Our New Chatbot Overlords<\/a>,” by Ronald Bailey<\/p>\n

“Maybe A.I. Will Be a Threat\u2014To Governments<\/a>,” by Peter Suderman<\/p>\n

“The Luddites’ Veto<\/a>,” by Ronald Bailey<\/p>\n

“Artificial Intelligence Will Change Jobs\u2014For the Better<\/a>,” by Jordan McGillis<\/p>\n

“The Robot Revolution Is Here<\/a>,” by Katherine Mangu-Ward<\/p>\n

“The Earl Weaver Case for Rand Paul’s Libertarianism<\/a>,” by Matt Welch<\/p>\n

“Rand Paul Tries (Again!) To Make It Harder for Police To Take Your Stuff<\/a>,” by Scott Shackford<\/p>\n

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com<\/a>. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.<\/p>\n

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