This week, we break down why everyone is suddenly talking about A.I. safety, why frontier A.I. companies are asking for regulation and why the Trump administration is rejecting them. And then, to close out this chapter of “Hard Fork,” we answer all your questions about the show, tech and what’s happening next.&nbsp;Additional Reading:<ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/podcasts/the-daily/the-ai-researcher-whose-rebellion-is-changing-everything.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">The A.I. Researcher Whose Rebellion Is Changing Everything</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/technology/anthropic-dario-amodei-ai-slowdown.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Top A.I. Leaders Call for Slowing Down A.I. Development</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/technology/trump-ai-safety-jensen-huang.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">President Trump Is on the Line About an A.I. Slowdown</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/technology/mark-zuckerberg-anthropic-ai-safety.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mark Zuckerberg Takes Aim at Anthropic in Debate Over A.I. Slowdown</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-matt-sheehan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">The ‘But China!’ Dilemma Driving the A.I. Race</a></li></ul>&nbsp;We want to hear from you. Email us at hardfork@nytimes.com. Find “Hard Fork” on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hardfork" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@hardfork" rel="noopener noreferrer">TikTok</a>.&nbsp;
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