Calder McHugh

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Covering tech and culture @politico. Say hi: cmchugh@politico.com / SIGNAL: cmchugh.12

New York, NY caldermchugh.com Joined August 2016

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Calder McHugh @calder_mchugh 5h

NEWS: @GovKathyHochul is launching an effort to independently test AI systems via state govt. and train a new generation of AI safety researchers via a public-private partnership announced earlier this year. The initiative is set to be led by Profs. Jeannette Wing and Greg Morrisett: politico.com/news/2026/11/1…

www.politico.com New York’s Hochul launches nation’s first state AI testing program

Calder McHugh @calder_mchugh 1d

I went on the Brian Lehrer Show today to talk about a very busy day in tech news: wnyc.org/browse/shows/e…

wnyc.org WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News WNYC is America's most listened-to public radio station and the producer of award-winning programs and podcasts like Radiolab, On the Media, and The Brian Lehrer Show.

Calder McHugh @calder_mchugh 1d

Read the whole package!!

Tessa Berenson Rogers @tcberenson 1d

POLITICO Mag's deep dives on four policy disputes that animated the midterms:

Israel: politico.com/news/magazine/…

MAHA: politico.com/news/magazine/…

Trade: politico.com/news/magazine/…

AI: politico.com/news/magazine/…

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Calder McHugh @calder_mchugh 1d

NEWS: Potential Dem pres. candidates @JBPritzker, @RahmEmanuel, @CoryBooker and @RoKhanna attended a forum over the weekend with AI safety leaders/donors in SF hosted by @AlexBores and Anna Myers. We have details inside the meeting here: politico.com/news/2026/11/0…

www.politico.com Inside Democrats’ 2028 brainstorm on AI safety

Calder McHugh @calder_mchugh 4d

Not to do too much self-promotion on a Friday but I think this holds up from 2023 — featuring a young state assemblymember named Zohran Mamdani who had some choice words for Jeffries: politico.com/news/magazine/…

www.politico.com How Hakeem Jeffries Learned to Fight Dirty The current House minority leader first sharpened his knives as a 29-year-old taking on a tough Democratic incumbent.

Jeff Stein Verified account @jstein_sun 4d

I feel like I know shockingly little about the man who will become the first Black speaker of the House. Who has written the best profile of Jeffries
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