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Left and Right Unite Against Tech Oligarchs at AI Assembly
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In Short: Sen. Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon, former political adversaries, joined forces to condemn the AI industry and call for stricter regulations.
At the "Pro-Human Assembly" in Washington, D.C., both Sanders and Bannon expressed grave concerns about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence. "Despite living in a so-called democracy, the public has had virtually no input into the AI revolution that's transforming the world," Sanders said, highlighting the lack of public involvement in AI development.
The event, organized by a diverse set of speakers, aimed to bring attention to the risks associated with AI. "The American citizens are not going to be supplicants to the oligarchs anymore," Bannon declared, echoing Sanders' sentiment that the public should have a say in AI development.
What's still developing
- Artificial intelligence could become a powerful economic engine for American communities, but a tech CEO warns that allowing a handful of companies to dominate the technology could lead to a much darker outcome.
- Some tech leaders say they doubt that the sky is falling.
- Left-wing socialist Bernie Sanders and MAGA strategist Steve Bannon took to the same stage on Tuesday to rail against the AI industry and its leadership, in a sign of how spiraling worries over the rapidly advancing technology are upending political alliances.
- Still, the pair showed little sign of agreement over how the technology should be regulated.
- Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont, and Bannon, a former Trump White House adviser, both appeared at the "Pro-Human Assembly" on Tuesday, alongside a diverse set of speakers calling for curbs on AI development.
- Speaking to nearly 300 people packed into a Washington, D.C., ballroom, Sanders raised concerns about AI surpassing human intelligence and escaping human control.
- "But have you heard directly from any of them?" a reporter pressed, asking about AI tech leaders.
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Sources
- Washingtonexaminerlink