# JB Pritzker thinks AI could help us live to 100 — or threaten us like nukes

- Source: The Verge
- Published: 2026-10-19T14:30:00+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/1012839/pritzker-ai-privacy-data-centers-flock-congress-laws
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/jb-pritzker-thinks-ai-could-help-us-live-to-100-or-threaten-us-like-nu-2daee4/

Today, I’m talking with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who has a lot of thoughts about AI, tech, and privacy. If you’ve been listening to the show, you know that one of my running theories is that those issues are driving a big and maybe kind of unexpected political realignment — and with the midterms coming […]

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