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Even Law & Order Is Terrified of AI, Wired Says

The legal drama's season 26 premiere features antagonists who are power-mad AI CEOs, according to Wired's analysis of the show's latest storyline.

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Published 8:26 PM ET, Friday, October 9, 2026
Updated 11:26 PM ET · aired 2 times

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Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistRight, sausage secured, humidity denied. Now, what's trending: Wired says Law and Order is scared of AI.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentWired says the twenty-sixth season premiere paints a damning picture of power-mad AI CEOs.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentTwenty-six seasons, and the villain is finally a guy in a fleece vest.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistI've never used the internet, Lola, but I did once shout at a cloud that looked like a CEO. It ignored me too.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI covered war zones for twenty years, Brock. Nothing scares me like a chatbot with a boss and a podcast.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistDun-dun, indeed. Hashtag: Gavel.