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Anti-AI populism is the future of American politics

In a Guardian opinion piece, journalist Garrison Lovely argues that the Democrats' midterm win shows anti-AI politics will define 2028. Lovely urges them to pass worker protections, create strict liability for AI developers and call AI executives to testify.

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What it means for you

Garrison Lovely argues that voters' rejection of data centers at the midterms shows public anger at the AI industry that politicians can now act on.

For lawmakers

Garrison Lovely proposes that Democrats in Congress use hearings with subpoena power, strict liability for AI developers and bans on surveillance pricing to regulate AI.

The question it raises

Garrison Lovely asks whether companies racing to replace human labor can claim public consent, and says the public would halt development if it understood the aim.

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“AI will become the defining political fight of the 2028 cycle. The future of US politics will belong to whoever voters believe will bring the industry to heel.”
Garrison Lovely, freelance journalist and author of ObsoleteLovely's opinion column, after the US midterm elections, on where AI now stands in American politics.
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“And if the AI you develop and use does what would be criminal if a human did it, as AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have, you should be criminally liable.”
Garrison Lovely, freelance journalist and author of ObsoleteLovely lists legislation Democrats could pass, including strict liability for AI developers.
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“In my view, if the public really understood what the industry was trying to do, we would shut down further development immediately.”
Garrison Lovely, freelance journalist and author of ObsoleteLovely says the race to build labor-replacing AI needs more political will than exists now.
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The record

Questions
Who can demand evidence, delay a release or stop an unsafe deployment? · What happens to work, income and the economy?
People
Garrison Lovely (Wrote it, freelance journalist and author of Obsolete) · Greg Casar (Mentioned, Texas Democrat, chair of the Congressional Progressive caucus) · Abdul El-Sayed (Mentioned, Michigan senator-elect) · Sam Altman (Mentioned, CEO, OpenAI) · Dario Amodei (Mentioned, CEO, Anthropic)
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The Radar, run of November 10, 2026, via the-guardian-ai (tier 2: a major outlet’s own reporting)
Cite this
The Guardian, “Anti-AI populism is the future of American politics”, November 9, 2026. Entry in the Ctrl AI Base, https://ctrlai.com/base/guardian-2026-11-09-anti-ai-populism-future
Our notesOpinion column; the figures on voter shares and ads are the author's, not checked against NBC exit polls. Mentions Anthropic and its CEO.