The Left’s AI Problem

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Kubinec, J. (2026, November 2). The Left’s AI Problem. The Dispatch. https://thedispatch.com/article/progressive-opposition-data-centers-ai/

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The Dispatch · collected 2026-11-02 · by Jack Kubinec

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Progressive activists and leaders gathered on October 19 at Manhattan's Webster Hall for the People’s AI Assembly to discuss their concerns about artificial intelligence. The mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, was the keynote speaker at this event.

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On October 19, progressive activists and leaders gathered at Manhattan's Webster Hall for the People’s AI Assembly to discuss concerns about artificial intelligence. The event drew a large crowd that extended down blocks around the venue. Mayor Zohran Mamdani was the keynote speaker and major draw at the assembly.

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progressive activists and leaders convened to discuss AI and its discontents at the People’s AI Assembly.

left frames discussion of AI as a progressive concern

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“The articles describe different events related to AI, one being a conversation between Dan Williams and Yascha Mounk, while the other is about an assembly in Manhattan with Mayor Mamdani.”

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