Episode

The White House’s Secret A.I. Rules + The State of Model Alignment With METR’s Chris Painter + The Final Hot Mess Express

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Hard Fork

Published

Aug 7, 2026

Duration seconds

3929

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Summary

A few details from the White House’s A.I. plan have leaked to the news media, but the administration has officially communicated almost nothing.