Indian-origin billionaire Vinod Khosla launched a blistering attack on US lawmakers Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna in a post on X, criticising their warnings about artificial intelligence. Khosla wrote: “Bernie Sanders, Ro Khanna warn of AI’s potential negative consequences. Morons like Ro Khanna and Bernie Sanders will stop all the good AI can do to protect their religion. Good intentions but bad outcomes is ok for these socialists/ commie.” The post came after Sanders and Khanna spoke at a public discussion on artificial intelligence at Stanford University.
The exchange followed a Stanford town hall on February 20, 2026, where Sanders argued that artificial intelligence is advancing faster than existing economic and political systems can absorb. He cast doubt on Silicon Valley’s claims that AI will naturally deliver broad public benefits, saying similar assurances had been made during previous waves of technological change while wealth and power became more concentrated. Sanders warned that rapid AI deployment, if left largely to market forces, could accelerate job losses and widen inequality.
