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Sanders and Bannon unite on AI regulation as OpenAI backs safety bill

Bipartisan coalition demands brakes on AI development while Trump calls fears a hoax.

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What to know

  • Sanders and Bannon, political opposites, united at a Washington conference to demand AI regulation—Sanders via data center pause legislation, Bannon via presidential executive order.
  • OpenAI backed the FRONTIER Act's mandatory independent safety audits for the first time, marking a shift toward accepting federal oversight.
  • Trump's White House opposes all AI regulation, calling safety concerns a "hoax" and threatening AI executives with criminal action for harms.
  • A broad coalition including religious leaders, artists, union representatives, and parents of teenagers harmed by chatbots spoke at the Pro-Human Assembly, signaling bipartisan and cross-sector pressure for AI brakes.

“I can't believe I have to say this. The future we all want is human. It's nonnegotiable.”

Lori Trahan, U.S. Representative, Democrat (Massachusetts) · The Decoder ↗

Bernie SandersBernie Sanders U.S. Senator, Democratic SocialistSteve BannonSteve Bannon MAGA political architectOpenAI AI companyDonald TrumpDonald Trump PresidentJay Obernolte U.S. Representative, Republican (California)Lori Trahan U.S. Representative, Democrat (Massachusetts)

Sanders and Bannon unite on AI regulation as OpenAI backs safety bill
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    White House opposes AI regulation; Trump calls concerns a hoax

    President Trump's administration stands against all proposed AI restrictions. Trump has previously called fears about AI technology a "hoax" and threatened AI executives with criminal action for harms caused by their systems.

    “When you are racing towards a cliff, you hit the brakes.”
    — Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator · source
  2. background

    OpenAI backs FRONTIER Act's independent safety audit requirement — OpenAI announced support for a key provision of the FRONTIER Act, introduced by Representatives Jay Obernolte and Lori Trahan, which would create the first federal framework for AI safety and mandate independent verification organizations conduct audits of leading AI labs. This marks OpenAI's first backing of a concrete federal mandate for outside safety auditors.

  3. background

    Sanders introduces data center pause bill; Bannon calls for executive order — Sanders proposed legislation to pause data center construction and called for a Trump-Xi Jinping deal to ban superintelligent AI. Bannon rejected legislative approaches, instead demanding a presidential executive order to prevent corporate oligarchy.

  4. background

    Multiple speakers voice AI safety concerns at conference — Representatives Greg Casar and Lori Trahan, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, SAG-AFTRA representative Ashley Judd, and parents of teenagers who died by suicide after chatbot interactions spoke at the assembly, each expressing concerns about AI control and harms.

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    Sanders and Bannon call for AI brakes at Pro-Human Assembly

    Democratic socialist Bernie Sanders and MAGA architect Steve Bannon delivered back-to-back speeches at a Washington conference hosted by the Future of Life Institute, both demanding tighter limits on artificial intelligence. The event drew several hundred people and brought together an unusual coalition of Republicans, Democrats, religious leaders, artists, and union representatives.