The Circus examines the impact of AI on the 2024 election and democracy itself. Jennifer Palmieri travels to the U.K. for the first global AI Safety Summit and sits down with Mustafa Suleyman, a world leader in AI technology. John Heilemann and guest host Jordan Klepper talk with former Google tech ethicist Tristan Harris about the threat of AI-enabled disinformation and deep fakes. And Mark McKinnon discusses how campaigns can prepare with Jiore Craig, a strategist in countering disinformation.

The Circus Season 8 Episodes...

• s08e01 - The Year of Living Dangerously
• s08e02 - Off to the Races
• s08e03 - Kevin's House
• s08e04 - Fake News?
• s08e05 - Wheels of Justice
• s08e06 - Nothing But The Truth
• s08e07 - Exhaustion, Depression and Dread... Oy Vey
• s08e08 - Piercing the Bubble
• s08e09 - The Crucible
• s08e10 - This Thing of His
• s08e11 - The A.I. Election
• s08e12 - Life During Wartime

The Circus Show Summary

This documentary series pulls back the curtain on the 2016 presidential race, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines. Key characters and events from the individual campaigns are presented in real time, as they are happening. Produced in cooperation with Bloomberg Politics, THE CIRCUS is a non-partisan, never-before-attempted take on what promises to be one of the most fascinating and consequential elections in modern history.