Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker,&nbsp; has a lot of thoughts about AI, tech, and privacy. Those issues are driving a big and maybe kind of unexpected political realignment — and with the midterms coming up next month, and early voting already underway in a lot of places, the stakes are pretty high right now. And as he notes, some problems are just collective action problems that require a government. We can’t solve everything one at a time, or even one state at a time.
And of course, I had to ask him: Are the Bears gonna stay in Illinois?

Links:&nbsp;
<ul>
 <li>How ordinary Utahns fought the biggest data center in the world&nbsp; | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/993343/stratos-utah-kevin-oleary-data-center-backlash/">The Verge</a>
</li>
 <li>New York Gov. Kathy Hochul thinks AI should be ‘less evil’&nbsp; | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/podcast/986661/ny-gov-kathy-hochul-ai-data-centers-ban-3d-printed-guns-flock-cameras">Decoder</a>
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 <li>YouTube CEO: ‘We’re focused on internal safety efforts’&nbsp; | <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/23/tech/youtube-ceo-meta-child-safety-settlement">CNN</a>
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 <li>Pritzker signs landmark AI regulation bill | <a href="https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/pritzker-signs-landmark-ai-regulation-bill-that-aims-to-mitigate-risks/">Capitol News Illinois</a>
</li>
 <li>Pritzker establishes AI Cabinet amid calls for regulation | <a href="https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2026-09-22/pritzker-establishes-ai-cabinet-amid-calls-for-greater-regulation">NPR Ilinois</a>
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