Damn… I can hear the Hands Across America song now…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMVMjdYVYcE&t=30s
It was a pretty silly idea overall. Nice intent, I guess, but seriously, who was supposed to be standing around in the middle of nowhere in New Mexico and Arizona?
Not really what the headline is trying to say… AI debates means debates about AI, not AI participating in debates.