Barack Obama
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Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African-American president and previously represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate.
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2.7‰ of what listeners heard
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Mentions of Barack Obama per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, ai & tech.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13 | 0.45‰ | 2 |
| Aug 14 | 0.62‰ | 1 |
| Aug 15 | 0.88‰ | 1 |
| Sep 9 | 0.29‰ | 1 |
| Sep 14 | 0.94‰ | 3 |
| Sep 15 | 2.20‰ | 7 |
| Sep 18 | 2.10‰ | 1 |
| Sep 23 | 0.42‰ | 1 |
| Sep 26 | 0.46‰ | 1 |
| Sep 29 | 0.87‰ | 2 |
| Oct 2 | 0.74‰ | 1 |
| Oct 6 | 0.38‰ | 1 |
| Oct 7 | 0.56‰ | 1 |
Why is it trending?· Last 30 days
Obama’s AI policy comments drive debate across tech podcasts
The AI Daily Brief reported that Obama urged Democrats to make AI policy central to their platforms and said AI development would be a central agenda if he ran in 2028.[1][2]
The AI Daily Brief said Obama described himself as neither a doomer nor an accelerationist, while warning that privately controlled AI is moving fast and could be dangerous.[2]
On the a16z Show, Martine Rothblatt treated Obama’s position as evidence that AI regulation could become a major midterm issue, asking whether regulation would be heavy-handed or self-policing.[3]
TBPN framed Obama as one of several figures approaching the AI-safety debate from different angles, alongside media outlets, politicians and technology leaders.[4][5]
Other shows mention Obama for unrelated subjects: UFO claims, a former innovation adviser, his library, a podcast company and his presidency’s oil prices.[6][7][8]
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- 1.The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Trump Rails Against AI Slowdown "Hoax"Nathaniel Whittemore · Sep 15 · Listen at 23:05 ↗
“Now, back to the question of just how bipartisan this issue is. While that may be true in the polls for right now, politics is doing what politics does. As I mentioned on yesterday's show, Trump isn't the only president weighing in on the A”
- 2.The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Even Other AI Labs Are Rallying Around Anthropic’s Slowdown ProposalNathaniel Whittemore · Sep 14 · Listen at 30:26 ↗
“and a ban on artificial superintelligence, an AI mind smarter than any human and capable of operating independently beyond our control. At their upcoming AI summit, Trump and Xi must negotiate a treaty to pause AI and ban superintelligence”
- 3.The a16z Show · Databricks CEO on AI Pacing, Cyber Risk, and the EnterpriseMartine Rothblatt · Sep 18 · Listen at 35:24 ↗
“I mean, the reality is, like, the actual, like, metapolitical machinery is actually in motion already, right? I mean, like, everyone has a talking point. Obama has came out. It is a major issue. Do you think that there's a reality that it's”
- 4.TBPN · Interest Rates Spike, Politicians Take Sides on the AI Safety Debate, Time’s AI Cover | Diet TBPNJordi Hays · Sep 15 · Listen at 25:20 ↗
“AI safety, it is really coming from every possible angle. You know, you have everything from Time Magazine to Joe Rogan to Tucker Carlson to every major publication to Kamala Harris to Barack Obama to Bill Gates. It is really, really, reall”
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