Bernie Sanders is raising serious concerns about artificial intelligence and surveillance. The Vermont Senator criticized comments made by Oracle Corp CTO Larry Ellison about AI’s future and plans to introduce a bill calling for a national moratorium on AI data center construction. Sanders fears the US is heading toward an AI surveillance state – a future where, as Ellison himself put it, “we’re constantly recording and reporting everything.”
In a video message, Sanders questioned whether AI will lead to a freer and more democratic society or hand more power to “the oligarchs who control the technology.” He warned of a world where billionaires could track every phone call, email, text, and internet activity, undermining democracy and eroding privacy.
