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Sanders and Bannon unite on AI risks ahead of midterms

Left and right converge on artificial intelligence oversight as alarm grows over the technology's dangers.

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What to know

  • Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon found common ground on AI risks Tuesday at a Washington conference, though they differ sharply on solutions—Sanders backs international negotiation with China, Bannon wants unilateral restrictions.
  • The event reflects a broader realignment between political extremes on AI, foreign policy, and other issues as midterms approach, even as Trump dismisses AI safety warnings.
  • Anthropic, OpenAI leaders, and a former researcher have raised alarms about AI development outpacing safety measures, while President Trump has dismissed such concerns as unfounded.
  • A bipartisan lineup of lawmakers, labor leaders, religious figures, and actors participated in the Pro-Human Assembly, signaling mainstream political attention to AI regulation.

“Congress, under both Democratic and Republican control, has been asleep at the wheel, and we now have a president whose ignorance regarding this issue is truly embarrassing.”

Bernie Sanders, Vermont Senator · Newsweek ↗

Bernie SandersBernie Sanders Vermont SenatorSteve BannonSteve Bannon Former Trump strategistDonald TrumpDonald Trump U.S. PresidentDario AmodeiDario Amodei Anthropic CEOJacob Coxon Former Anthropic researcher

Sanders and Bannon unite on AI risks ahead of midterms
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  1. background

    Far left and right converge on AI and foreign policy amid partisan realignment — As midterms approach, unlikely alliances are forming between political extremes. Tucker Carlson is backing Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan over Republican Mike Rogers, and he has joined commentator Candace Owens and Marjorie Taylor Greene in adopting progressive positions on Israel and foreign wars, signaling a broader convergence beyond AI on issues traditionally dividing left and right.

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    Bipartisan speakers gather on AI safety at Pro-Human Assembly — The Pro-Human Assembly featured Republican lawmakers Marsha Blackburn and Chip Roy alongside Democrats Greg Casar and Lori Trahan, plus AFT President Randi Weingarten, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, actors Ashley Judd and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and parents of children who died by suicide after interactions with AI chatbots.

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    Sanders and Bannon share stage on AI regulation at Pro-Human Assembly

    Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon spoke back-to-back Tuesday at the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington, a nonprofit gathering organized by the Future of Life Institute, drawing nearly 300 people. Sanders announced he will introduce legislation with Rep. Greg Casar to permanently ban artificial superintelligence development. Bannon supported Sanders' risk assessment but diverged on solutions, accusing AI executives of exploiting safety concerns to lock in market dominance and calling for restrictions on technology exchange with China.

    “Like nuclear weapons, artificial superintelligence is a threat to humanity, and it must be treated as such.”
    — Bernie Sanders
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    Trump dismisses AI safety warnings on Truth Social

    President Trump posted on Truth Social dismissing concerns about AI risks and existential threats to humanity.

    “AI taking over the World, destroying Humanity, and all other things bad, is…”
    — Donald Trump
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    Anthropic CEO and other leaders call for slowing AI development — Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slower pace of AI capabilities development, a position later echoed by OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk.

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    Jacob Coxon resigns from Anthropic over AI safety concerns — Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned and posted on X that researchers at leading AI labs believe the technology could kill all humans but continue pushing forward development anyway.