Sanders warns US 'not a clue' about AI revolution, calls for data center moratorium

Senator Bernie Sanders warned at Stanford that Congress and the American public are "very unprepared for the tsunami that is coming" from AI, calling it "the most dangerous moment in the modern history of this country." He pressed for a moratorium on AI data center expansion to protect workers while policymakers catch up. A House member representing Silicon Valley shared concerns about a "new gilded age" run by tech billionaires but favors steering AI rather than pausing it. The pair declined to name which tech executives they met during the senator's California visit.

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