As AI becomes woven into daily life, Americans face a choice: control the technology, or be controlled by it. Can its benefits outweigh the costs to jobs, privacy, politics, and our sense of humanity? Through a series of hypothetical dilemmas, leaders in tech, culture, politics, and journalism debate AI’s ethical challenges, seeking not consensus, but a shared understanding of what’s at stake.
Funding for this program was provided in part by grants from The Rosalind P. Walter Foundation and by a grant from Anne Ray Foundation and by contributions from viewers like you. Thank you. Location furnished by The New York Historical.
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Series Description
BREAKING the DEADLOCK is an Emmy-nominated, groundbreaking new public affairs series designed to encourage civil dialogue at a time when conversation is so polarized. The series brings together a varied panel of prominent voices from the legal, political and cultural arenas to explore ethical dilemmas drawn from real life. It’s a fast-paced one-hour journey where moderator Aaron Tang guides panelists through complex hypothetical scenarios.
Each episode pushes panelists to grapple with questions of community, accountability and personal responsibility as they agonize over the right thing to do. While the panel knows the topic in advance, they do not know how the scenario will unfold giving rise to unexpected twists and turns where both panelists and viewers are challenged to confront the thought-provoking question: “What would I do?”
Aaron Tang (Moderator)
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Meredith Nierman
Chris Christie (55th Governor of New Jersey)
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Daniel Sircar
Congressman Dan Crenshaw (U.S. Representative, Texas)
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Daniel Sircar
Mark Cuban (Co-Founder Cost Plus Drugs & Entrepreneur)
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Daniel Sircar
Dr. Mark T. Esper (27th United States Secretary of Defense)
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Daniel Sircar
Deidre M. Henderson (Utah's Ninth Lieutenant Governor)
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Daniel Sircar
Claire McCaskill (Former U.S. Senator, Missouri)
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Daniel Sircar
Melissa Murray (Professor Of Law at New York University School of Law)
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Daniel Sircar
Brittany Packnett Cunningham (Impact Strategist and Founder, Love & Power Works )
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Daniel Sircar
Aaron Parnas (Independent Journalist)
10/16
Daniel Sircar
On the set of BREAKING the DEADLOCK: How to Fix an Election
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Daniel Sircar
On the set of BREAKING the DEADLOCK: How to Fix an Election
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Daniel Sircar
On the set of BREAKING the DEADLOCK: How to Fix an Election
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Daniel Sircar
On the set of BREAKING the DEADLOCK: How to Fix an Election
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Daniel Sircar
On the set of BREAKING the DEADLOCK: How to Fix an Election
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Daniel Sircar
On the set of BREAKING the DEADLOCK: How to Fix an Election
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Daniel Sircar
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Funding for this program was provided in part by grants from The Rosalind P. Walter Foundation and by a grant from Anne Ray Foundation and by contributions from viewers like you. Thank you. Location furnished by The New York Historical.