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The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

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

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Ideological adversaries Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders spoke out against AI at the ‘Pro-Human Assembly’ in Washington on Tuesday. Composite: Finn Gomez/Getty Images

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 adversaries were united in warning of the potential dangers of AI and demanding stringent guardrails against Silicon Valley’s “oligarchs”.

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