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AI Regulation Alliance Sanders Bannon

14 Sep to 18 Sep

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William KristolThe Bulwark
Maham JavaidNPR
Courtney RozenThe Independent
ABC NewsABC News (US)
Kathryn WatsonCBS News
Guardian staff reporterThe Guardian
David Smith in WashingtonThe Guardian
Brad RyanABC News (AU)
Rob CrillyWashington Examiner
River PageThe Free Press
Mark SawyerThe Dispatch
Brady LeonardWashington Examiner

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Progressive U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon, a close ally of President Donald Trump, called for new restrictions on artificial intelligence systems Tuesday, forming an unexpected alliance around shared fears that the technology poses a threat to human safety.

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AI fears are causing unusual political alliances in Washington.¹

Sanders called for mandatory safety regulations to rein in the AI industry.²

Trump expressed opposition to regulating AI, calling warnings a 'hoax'.³

The event highlighted the convergence of political figures from different ideologies on AI regulation.⁴⁵

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AI Is a Test of Our Maturity. *Gulp* The Bulwark, 14 Sep
Bernie Sanders draws applause for message to AI leaders alongside Steve Bannon The Independent, 15 Sep
Trump allies and adversaries join forces in AI fight ABC News (AU), 15 Sep
The AI Doomers Have a Plan to Save Us. I Went to Find Out What It Is. The Free Press, 17 Sep
The unholy alliance against American progress on AI Washington Examiner, 18 Sep
Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for curbs on AI at ‘pro-human’ summit The Guardian, 15 Sep
What did a progressive Democrat and a MAGA warrior make of the Sanders-Bannon AI love-in? Washington Examiner, 16 Sep

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Jacob Coxon, a researcher who recently departed Anthropic, attracted attention last week after stating he resigned partly because the "people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade."

3 of 10 outletsfirst reported 14 Sepwording from The Independent

Recent public opinion polls indicate that a majority of Americans remain concerned that AI could eliminate jobs, inflate household expenses, or trigger wider social harms.

3 of 10 outletsfirst reported 15 Sepwording from The Independent

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Sanders and Bannon offered different perspectives on how to resolve the AI race with China, with Sanders calling for international diplomacy and a global agreement, while Bannon's views were not explicitly stated but implied as differing.⁶⁷

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The Independent presents Sanders and Bannon as drawing applause for their message, while The Guardian frames them calling for curbs on AI.²⁶
ABC News (AU) highlights the political enemies uniting over AI fears, whereas Washington Examiner describes it as an 'unholy alliance'.³⁵

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How it changed

14 Sep
AI fears—as Bill discusses below—are scrambling our politics and making for some extremely strange bedfellows.
2 outlets · The Bulwark
15 Sep
Progressive Senator Bernie Sanders and conservative podcaster Steve Bannon are uniting on Tuesday to demand stringent regulations on artificial intelligence, forming an unexpected partnership rooted in shared concerns that the emerging technology poses serious risks to human welfare.
6 outlets · The Independent
17 Sep
Evan Hubinger, Anthropic’s “alignment science” lead, responded to Coxon’s resignation letter on X by confirming that he believes there’s a “>10%” chance artificial intelligence will kill us all in the next decade.
2 outlets · The Free Press

Coverage 13 articles

18 Sep The unholy alliance against American progress on AI
Washington Examiner
17 Sep Is China Driving Anti-AI Sentiment?
The Dispatch
17 Sep The AI Doomers Have a Plan to Save Us. I Went to Find Out What It Is.
The Free Press
16 Sep What did a progressive Democrat and a MAGA warrior make of the Sanders-Bannon AI love-in?
Washington Examiner
15 Sep Trump allies and adversaries join forces in AI fight
ABC News (AU)
15 Sep Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for curbs on AI at ‘pro-human’ summit
The Guardian
15 Sep Bernie Sanders draws applause for message to AI leaders alongside Steve Bannon
The Independent
15 Sep Bernie Sanders says Congress has been ‘asleep at the wheel’ over AI – video
The Guardian
15 Sep In Washington, unlikely bedfellows like Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon talk about making AI "humans first"
CBS News
15 Sep WATCH: Sen. Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon become allies on human-controlled AI
ABC News (US)

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15 Sep Steve Bannon turns on Trump to team up with Bernie Sanders over AI threat
The Independent
15 Sep Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon to share a stage to promote curbs on AI
NPR
14 Sep AI Is a Test of Our Maturity. *Gulp*
The Bulwark

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