The Morning Five: Thursday, February 12 -- New Insider AI Warnings and Positive Jobs Numbers

February 12
12 mins

Episode Description

For the Good of the Public brings you news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we also catch up on the news together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life for the good of the public.

Today's host was Michael Wear, Founder, President and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life. 

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Today’s scripture: Psalm 106:1-8 (ESV)

News sources: 

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/11/jobs-report-january-2026-.html 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/us/politics/trump-democrats-illegal-orders-pirro.html 

www.notus.org/congress/house-republicans-buck-mike-johnson-tariffs-rule-vote-fails 

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/house-rejects-speaker-johnsons-effort-to-block-tariff-votes-f2669cca?mod=hp_lead_pos3 

https://www.businessinsider.com/read-exit-letter-by-an-anthropic-ai-safety-leader-2026-2 

https://www-cdn.anthropic.com/f21d93f21602ead5cdbecb8c8e1c765759d9e232.pdf 

https://x.com/MrinankSharma/status/2020881722003583421/photo/1 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/opinion/openai-ads-chatgpt.html 

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Music by: Amber Glow

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