"Sanders has been openly skeptical about the technology's impact in recent months, dubbing it "revolutionary and transformative" even as he worries about job displacement and pain for the working class. In December, he called for a moratorium on the construction of the data centers that train and run AI. Now, he's planning a February trip to California to meet and question AI's leaders, according to a statement shared first with SFGATE on Wednesday."
"At this point it's unclear who Sanders will question, but the Bay Area's cohort of tech leaders, including OpenAI's Sam Altman and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, have largely praised President Donald Trump and his low-regulation approach to AI. Sanders' espoused hope for a pause on data center construction promises to be a particularly sharp point of tension. The same companies with cutting-edge research labs - OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta - are those investing heavily in a rapid build-out of data centers to train and run their AI"
Senator Bernie Sanders will travel to the Bay Area to question leaders in the artificial intelligence industry about the technology's effects. Sanders has called AI both "revolutionary and transformative" while expressing concern about job displacement and pain for the working class. He previously called for a moratorium on data center construction that train and run AI. Sanders plans to probe who benefits from AI, its impact on workers, implications for democracy, and potential existential risks. Bay Area tech leaders have largely supported low-regulation approaches, and companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta are rapidly expanding data centers.
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