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Oct 21, 2026 21 min

AI expert and author Matthew Botvinick: WCPT 820 Interview

from Joan Esposito (Featured Interviews) Hosted by WCPT 820

Filling in for Joan Esposito, Mike Nellis is joined by Matthew Botvinick, world-renowned AI researcher and neuroscientist who is senior fellow at Yale Law School, a member of the technical staff at Anthropic, and author of "AI and Political Freedom: The Risk to Democracy and How to Respond" (2026). Prof. Botvinick will be speaking in Chicago on November 11 as part of University Press Week. The author event will be called “Could AI Put Our Democracy at Risk?” and take place at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center. A reception will take place from 5:45 to 6:15, followed by the program from 6:15 to 7:30 PM, including interactive activities and audience Q&A. Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive). Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal

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