US EditionBernie Sanders calls for pause in AI development
Sen. Bernie Sanders highlighted risks including job losses and young people relying on AI for emotional support, urging a national pause on AI growth and debate in Congress.
- On Sunday, Sen. Bernie Sanders warned on CNN's State of the Union that rapid AI growth threatens American workers and criticized Congress for lack of serious debate.
- After November hearings, the Republican-held U.S. Congress debated banning state-level AI regulation in 2025, while President Donald Trump pushed legislation to curb States but Congress has not yet acted.
- Evidence cited by Sanders includes a Massachusetts Institute of Technology study estimating over 11 percent of U.S. jobs could be replaced by AI and a UK report warning 3 million jobs could be at risk within 10 years.
- Sanders asked what American families will do when people have no jobs and warned about machines replacing human interaction, concerns echoed by progressive lawmakers.
- Following a mid-December executive order, President Donald Trump urged Congress to ban state AI regulation through a national framework, while some lawmakers warned of a `massive economic bubble` and potential `2008-style` economic threats.
16 Articles
16 Articles
Sanders: AI 'most consequential technology in the history of humanity'
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suggested Sunday that AI is the “most consequential technology in the history of humanity,” as he reiterated his call for a moratorium on data center construction. “It will transform our country. It will transform the world,” Sanders said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “And we have not had in Congress, in the...
Sanders rails against AI, says 'science-fiction fear' of it running the world not an outrageous idea
Sen. Bernie Sanders criticized AI development during an interview on Sunday and said the "science-fiction fear" of AI running the world wasn't such an outrageous concept anymore.
Bernie Sanders demands moratorium on new data centers to slow down AI: ‘Fearful of a lot’
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday called for a moratorium on data-processing sites used to fuel AI to get a better grasp on regulating the burgeoning technology and how it benefits the 1 Percent.
The Independent
The Independent (US)Bernie Sanders calls for pause in AI development
Sen. Bernie Sanders cautioned against the rapid growth of AI, including the physical infrastructure to support it, in an interview Sunday where he warned that American workers could be left behind by big tech.
Bernie Sanders: We Need to Slow AI Down with Possible Moratorium on Data Centers
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" that Congress should slow down the development of artificial intelligence (AI) with a possible moratorium on data centers.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
