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EPISODE · Feb 16, 2026 · 42 MIN

The A.I. Moral Crisis is Here

from The Weekend Primetime · host Tom Frieden, Gideon Lewis-Kraus, Eric Lee, CATHERINE RAMPELL, ANTONIA HYLTON, ELISE JORDAN, Rep. Becca Balint

Tonight: prominent safety researchers at two of the world’s most advanced A.I. labs, OpenAI and Anthropic, publicly resigned and gave dire warnings on the way out.For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @theweekendprime. This episode aired on Feb. 15, 2026 at 7pm.  To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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