Bernie Sanders Just Said the Quiet Part Out Loud About AI and Nobody in Congress Is Ready
The senator went to Silicon Valley, talked to the biggest tech CEOs, and came back absolutely shook.
Bernie Sanders just went to Stanford University, sat down with the most powerful tech leaders in the world, and basically said: we are all completely unprepared for what's about to happen.
His exact words? This is "the most dangerous moment in the modern history of this country." He said Congress and the American people have "not a clue" about the speed and scale of the AI revolution heading our way like a freight train.
Sanders is now pushing for a full moratorium on new AI data centers. That means he wants to hit pause on building the massive computer farms that power AI until lawmakers can figure out how to protect workers and the public.
Congressman Ro Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley and was standing right next to Sanders, backed up the fear. He said we're living in a "new gilded age" run by tech billionaires who genuinely believe "they would have been heroic conquerors in a different era." And he clarified: "That's not my observation. That's what they tell me."
Whether you agree with Sanders's solution or not, the fact that even tech-friendly politicians are this alarmed should tell you something.
As reported by The Guardian.
Source: The Guardian
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