Senator Sanders and Steve Bannon to Call for AI Restrictions
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US Senator Bernie Sanders and podcaster Steve Bannon, who are longtime political foes, will both speak at a Washington gathering on Tuesday to urge restrictions on artificial intelligence. They will be joined by AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and National Association of Evangelicals president Walter Kim. The event occurs amid growing public alarm regarding AI dangers, highlighted by the recent resignation of Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who stated that some AI builders believe the technology could kill everyone by the end of the decade.
Bannon, an ally of Donald Trump, has criticized the president's approach to AI oversight and blamed tech companies for the lack of regulation. Bannon stated on his podcast that Congress should not pass laws preventing states from enforcing their own AI rules. Meanwhile, Senator Sanders and Representative Greg Casar have called for legislation to halt the development of AI tools capable of undermining the US government until a new policing agency is created. President Trump has downplayed these concerns, asserting that the US already has guardrails in place for the technology.
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