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2028 Dems dodge on Bernie's push to pause AI development
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Democratic presidential hopefuls are scrambling to seize on the growing public backlash against AI.
Key facts
- The politics of AI are changing as fast as the technology itself, and 2028 aspirants are struggling to articulate their vision on it, including how they'd manage its potentially catastrophic risks
- Some Democratic strategists say their party's presidential hopefuls have been too slow to develop a clear populist message on AI
- Chris Murphy's office, meanwhile, referred them to a Substack post in which he wrote about a recent trip to Silicon Valley, where he said he "could divine few 'American values' (juxtaposed
- As far-out as Sanders' AI pause might sound, he has a history of shaping the debate over AI
Summary
Axios asked nearly 20 Democrats who are seen as potential White House contenders whether they support Sanders' call for AI CEOs to "stop building machines that humans cannot control. The politics of AI are changing as fast as the technology itself, and 2028 aspirants are struggling to articulate their vision on it, including how they'd manage its potentially catastrophic risks. Some Democratic strategists fear the party will be caught flat-footed on the issue in 2028 as a result. Meanwhile, many Republicans, and some Democrats, have been whipsawed on AI, and now are trying to prove their anti-AI bona fides after having cozied up to top AI companies and their plans for data centers.