Holly Otterbein(@hollyotterbein):We asked nearly 20 Democrats who are seen as potential presidential contenders whether they support Bernie Sanders' call for AI CEOs to "stop building machines that humans cannot control." None embraced Sanders' proposal. But tellingly, almost no one criticized his neo-Luddite position, either. w/ @AlexThomp

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2026.08.23 22:29

We asked nearly 20 Democrats who are seen as potential presidential contenders whether they support Bernie Sanders' call for AI CEOs to "stop building machines that humans cannot control." None embraced Sanders' proposal. But tellingly, almost no one criticized his neo-Luddite position, either. w/ @AlexThomp