A supermajority wants to slow AI down
Still CountingA supermajority wants to slow AI downPlus, the latest on the midterms in Still Counting EP2.Nate SilverSep 17, 2026114126ShareThis has been one of those weeks when it feels like everything Silver Bulletin covers is happening at once. Democrats have continued to have a very good run of polling since Labor Day, with our Senate forecast ever-so-slightly breaking out of “toss-up” range into “Lean D”. And the AI and political worlds are colliding in their sharpest way since the battle between Anthropic and the Department of Defense in February.Meanwhile, in less existential and more fun territory for our sports readers, our first ELWAY and QBERT updates of the season are ready.
- ▪Still CountingA supermajority wants to slow AI downPlus, the latest on the midterms in Still Counting EP2.Nate SilverSep 17, 2026114126ShareThis has been one of those weeks when it feels like everything Silver Bulletin covers is happening a
- ▪Democrats have continued to have a very good run of polling since Labor Day, with our Senate forecast ever-so-slightly breaking out of “toss-up” range into “Lean D”.
- ▪And the AI and political worlds are colliding in their sharpest way since the battle between Anthropic and the Department of Defense in February.Meanwhile, in less existential and more fun territory for our sports readers, our first ELWAY a
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Still CountingA supermajority wants to slow AI downPlus, the latest on the midterms in Still Counting EP2.Nate SilverSep 17, 2026114126ShareThis has been one of those weeks when it feels like everything Silver Bulletin covers is happening at once. Democrats have continued to have a very good run of polling since Labor Day, with our Senate forecast ever-so-slightly breaking out of “toss-up” range into “Lean D”. And the AI and political worlds are colliding in their sharpest way since the battle between Anthropic and the Department of Defense in February.Meanwhile, in less existential and more fun territory for our sports readers, our first ELWAY and QBERT updates of the season are ready. These models develop fairly aggressive opinions even early in the season.
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