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Did America Just Vote Down AI? - Week in Tech

November 6, 2026 · 42 min

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Is Silicon Valley's political honeymoon over? Reed Albergotti (Semafor and Future Proof), Kyle Chayka (The New Yorker), and Julia Black (Vanity Fair) unpack the midterms… and how the tech right is taking the news. Julia fills us in on OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman and his wife, Anna, and why we may still be seeing them at Mar-a-Lago. Then, Reed explains why California's billionaires managed to defeat a proposed wealth tax despite a growing backlash against the ultra-rich. And finally, Kyle investigates the rise of AI-generated political attack ads. It’s a look into what we may see more of on the next campaign trail.

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