A hawk who flew on political winds: Lindsey Graham

The Intelligence

The longtime South Carolina senator died suddenly at the weekend. His political arc mirrored that of his Republican party in the Trump era. We ask what his death leaves behind. Frontier AI models opaquely embody a worldview and set of values; we poke the big ones, asking what they believe. And why Old Master paintings are again so popular


Guests and host:

  • Adam Roberts, foreign editor
  • Sondre Solstad, senior data journalist
  • Alexandra Suich Bass, culture editor
  • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”


Topics covered: 

  • Lindsey Graham, Republican party, American foreign policy
  • AI frontier models, values
  • art market, Old Masters


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