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’
TL;DR
- Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon both warned about AI dangers and called for guardrails against Silicon Valley 'oligarchs' at the 'Pro-Human Assembly'.
- Sanders proposed international diplomacy and a global treaty with China to ban the development of super-intelligent AI, drawing a parallel to nuclear arms treaties.
- Bannon advocated for an aggressive economic and technological 'quarantine' of China, including expelling Chinese nationals from US labs and severing capital flows.
- Both criticized the concentration of power in AI development within a few wealthy individuals and companies, citing a lack of public input.
- Sanders plans to introduce legislation to ban the development of artificial super-intelligence and pause advanced AI development.
- Congressman Greg Casar and Republican Congressman Chip Roy also voiced concerns about AI regulation and decision-making power.