Surprise endorsement. Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey has gone out of his way to distance himself from President Donald Trump this election season. So it may have come as an unwelcome surprise for Trump to, very publicly, announce his support for Bailey.
AI freakout. A surprising number of industry folks, from Elon Musk to Dario Amodei to tech folks nobody’s ever heard of, came out with alarming warnings about artificial intelligence this week. Most want Congress to “do something,” and for AI development to slow down just a minute.
New parking deal and another mayoral candidate. Back in Chicago, alders announced the possibility of new parking meter sweeteners for the city (what about us lowly drivers, huh?), and a Northwest Side attorney announced his bid for mayor.
- “I like the candidate from Illinois. He’s a good man.” — President Donald Trump endorsing Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey, who has been distancing himself from the president during his campaign
- “It’s fine, because at the end of the day, what the president does, whoever that president is, which I will be gladly working with, whoever the president is, has absolutely nothing to do with the devastation that JB Pritzker has wreaked on Illinois for the last eight years.” — Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey on Trump’s endorsement
- “I won’t lie to you — there are real dangers. And I think for too long the industry lied to people about the fact that this technology had risks.” — Anthropic CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei on the risk to humanity that artificial intelligence poses
- “The completion of this agreement will be a departure from the old deal, which did not think about the people of the city of Chicago, and which yielded little benefit for the City. This proposed agreement, on the other hand, offers long term benefits for City government and for the taxpayers.” — Ald. Pat Dowell, 3rd, on negotiations for sweeteners in a new parking meter agreement
- “As a company, we’re hugely supportive of women’s sports. We never intended to portray female sports. Sydney’s an actress. We’re a prediction market that is focused on sports, and that was the story she was communicating.” — Novig CEO Jacob Fortinsky on backlash from female athletes surrounding a risqué ad featuring actor Sydney Sweeney
- “Somebody needs to not just be worried about coming up with a two-year fix so that they can get themselves reelected. I understand how government works, but I’m not part of the system, and I don’t owe anyone (anything).” — Attorney William J. Quinlan, who announced his candidacy for mayor this week