Bernie Sanders
Sen. (I-VT) · Senator (I-Vt.) · Senator (I-VT) · Senator
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“we have a technology which is rapidly growing every single day where the owners of that technology do not know where it is going and cannot control that technology.”
“if AI becomes smarter than human beings, will humanity be able to control AI or not?”
“I hold the very radical idea that maybe humanity should remain the dominant species on planet Earth.”
“And if that happens, there is a real question as to whether or not human beings will be able to control AI or whether AI acts independently. And if AI acts independently, God only knows what could happen.”
“What Angie believes, what I believe, what the overwhelming majority of the American people believe is we have got to put controls on AI.”
“The function of AI cannot simply be to make Musk and Zuckerberg and Ellison and the other multi-billionaires even richer. AI has got to serve the needs of humanity, not just a handful of big tech oligarchs.”
In the Base
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Could Abdul El-Sayed’s plan for AI companies stave off catastrophe?
In a Guardian opinion piece, Jerel Ezell argues that Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's plan, AI Under Democracy, could bridge political divides. It would force divestment from frontier labs and make most board seats publicly chosen.
Four ways to slow down AI, and one way that definitely won’t work
In a 21-minute video, 80,000 Hours presenter Luisa Rodriguez argues AI companies cannot slow down on their own, and weighs safety checkpoints, compute limits, limits on automated AI research, and an international pause, favouring rules set by governments and checked by independent experts.
The Anthropic S-1 Filing Is Also an AI Doomsday Primer
WIRED's executive editor reads the risk-factors section of Anthropic's stock market filing. Brian Barrett argues the document ties catastrophic risk to recursive self-improvement, which Anthropic also calls a core competitive advantage, a tension Barrett says every AI company faces.
'I'm Not Exaggerating': Bernie Sanders Issues Grave Warning About The Rapid Development Of AI
In a three-minute clip from a campaign rally, Senator Bernie Sanders answers an audience question about AI and finance. Sanders cites Geoffrey Hinton, says AI developers cannot control the technology, and argues humanity should remain the dominant species.
Bernie Sanders Calls For Pause On Advanced AI Development, Ban On Superintelligence
According to the description, Forbes Breaking News posted footage of Sen. Bernie Sanders at a midterm rally in Houston, Texas, where Sanders warned that AI could eliminate tens of millions of jobs, erode privacy and threaten democracy. The title says Sanders called for a pause and a superintelligence ban.
'God Only Knows What Could Happen': Bernie Sanders Demands Controls To Prevent AI Independence
In a short clip from a Sunday campaign rally, Senator Bernie Sanders says AI is the most transformative technology in history, that AI company heads admit they do not know where it is going, and that people must put controls on AI.
Anthropic’s proposed AI safety bill only kicks in if 50 deaths or $1 billion in damages are on the line — proposal would effectively make the Commerce Department the only agency capable of stopping an AI model
Tom's Hardware, citing Politico, reports that Anthropic is lobbying for a bill letting the government block an AI model's release only above stated harm thresholds, with the Commerce Department as the sole body able to act. The article adds context on recent incidents and other proposals.
'What Happens To The People Who Lose Their Jobs?': Bernie Sanders Sounds Alarm On AI
According to Forbes Breaking News' description, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke at a rally on Sunday about AI's potential impact on the workforce, and the title poses a question about what happens to people who lose their jobs. A second clip from the same rally, per its description, covers AI and privacy rights.
Democrats prepare to battle over AI regulation
Transformer's briefing leads with Shakeel Hashim's analysis that Democrats, who Transformer says look increasingly likely to win both chambers, are floating rival AI bills: a standards agency with an emergency shutdown switch, constant oversight of frontier models, liability, a jobs programme, a superintelligence ban. It also reports OpenAI firing three safety researchers and a House chair backing a kill switch.