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Do It for Charlie

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Catoggio, N. (2026, September 12). Do It for Charlie. The Dispatch. https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/boilingfrogs/vance-charlie-kirk-iran-war-tucker-carlson/

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Nick Catoggio’s daily newsletter, Boiling Frogs, comments on the lack of discussion regarding artificial intelligence regulation during the recent Republican convention, noting that his prediction about this omission was accurate. The article focuses on the absence of a plan by the ruling party to prevent AI from becoming overly autonomous and potentially dangerous, like in the "Skynet" scenario.

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Nick Catoggio's daily newsletter "Boiling Frogs" discusses the lack of discussion on regulating artificial intelligence at the Republican convention. Catoggio predicted that there would be no mention of AI regulation, which was confirmed as accurate. He focuses on themes like populism, polarization, and the decline of American conservatism in his commentary.

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You’re reading Boiling Frogs, Nick Catoggio’s daily newsletter featuring sharp, introspective commentary on populism, polarization, and the gradual erosion of American conservatism. asserted

You → read → conservatism

Unless I missed something, Wednesday’s prediction turned out to be correct. asserted

prediction → miss → something

We didn’t hear anything at this week’s Republican convention about the ruling party’s plans to keep artificial intelligence from going full Skynet. asserted

We → hear → Skynet