Who Are The Democrats Taking a More Confrontational Stance On Artificial Intelligence

Progressive Democrats argue that AI may be sold as innovation, but its benefits could flow to a small group of billionaires while workers, consumers, and communities carry the costs. (Credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Friends of the Earth)

Progressive Democrats are turning artificial intelligence into one of the new dividing lines inside their party, with some challenging not only the technology itself but also the money, water, energy, and political power around it.

Axios noted that five influential progressives (Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rep. Ro Khanna of California, Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts) are taking the lead in shaping a more confrontational message on AI.