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Why Steve Bannon sided with Sanders, not Trump, on AI

Where does Steve Bannon fit in the debate over regulating or slowing AI? He tells Morning Edition where he breaks with Trump and what he thinks Washington should do.

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As AI CEOs call for a slowdown, President Trump wants acceleration. But the issue is gaining bipartisan momentum.

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In Washington, unlikely bedfellows like Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon talk about making AI "humans first"

As AI CEOs call for a slowdown, President Trump wants acceleration. But the issue is gaining bipartisan momentum.

Why Steve Bannon sided with Sanders, not Trump, on AINPR – US
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Why Steve Bannon sided with Sanders, not Trump, on AI

Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Demand Tighter Controls on A.I.NYTimes – Business
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Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Demand Tighter Controls on A.I.

At an event in Washington, partisanship took a back seat as elected officials, religious leaders, parents and artists called for reining in artificial intelligence.

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Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for curbs on AI at ‘pro-human’ summit

Leftwing senator and far-right strategist rail against tech oligarchs but offer competing visions on Chinese ‘cold war’ The progressive senator Bernie Sanders and rightwing strategist Steve Bannon have called for restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI) but offered competing visions for what they termed a “cold war” with China. Speaking at the “Pro-Human Assembly” in Washington on Tuesday, the ideological advers…

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Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon to share a stage to promote curbs on AI

The poles of U.S. politics are coming together over AI. Sanders and Bannon will appear at the "Pro-Human Assembly" in Washington, D.C., to convince Congress to work faster to curb the impact of AI.

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Political Figures From Bernie Sanders to Steve Bannon Sound Alarms on A.I.

The two men will appear separately at an event calling for a “pro-human” approach to A.I. as warnings mount from the industry and the technology’s danger becomes a midterm issue.

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