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Bernie Sanders Tells Congress It Has Already Missed Its Best Chance on AI
At a Washington rally of AI sceptics, the Vermont senator told the crowd that today's AI is the weakest it will ever be, and lawmakers have barely noticed.

The AI apocalypse panic is real, but is it pointed at the right problems?
A former Anthropic researcher's dire warning sent politicians scrambling. A Guardian reporter explains why you should be sceptical about who is actually driving the alarm.

Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon Walk Into a Room. They Both Want AI Curbed.
Two of American politics' sharpest ideological enemies shared a stage in Washington to warn about artificial intelligence. What they agreed on is striking. What they disagreed on is everything else.

Dario Amodei says AI companies should slow down. Critics say that suits them just fine.
The Anthropic founder published a public call to pump the brakes on advanced AI development. But some observers think big-company warnings about AI danger are convenient cover for keeping rivals out.

Across the US, politicians are turning against data centres. Here is why your electricity bill is part of the story.
More than a dozen US states have weighed temporary bans on new data centres, the giant warehouse-like buildings that power AI services. Now ordinary energy customers are starting to understand why.

Bernie Sanders says AI is a real issue. Is anyone in Washington actually treating it that way?
A prominent senator's op-ed names artificial intelligence alongside healthcare costs and inequality as threats working families face. The political system, he argues, is not keeping up.

Bernie Sanders Tells Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic to Stop Building AI Humans Cannot Control
The US senator sent letters to three of the most powerful AI companies warning that Congress will step in with regulation if they keep moving at their current pace.

Most Americans want to force AI companies to share their profits with the public, poll finds
A new survey of nearly 1,700 U.S. adults shows 69% support taking half the stock of major AI firms and placing it into a public fund. The backdrop: rising tech layoffs and swelling corporate profits.