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Bernie Sanders: “AI is getting far too little discussion in Congress, the…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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The threats from AI are real | Sen. Bernie Sanders

Published | Video Starts at 00:57

That's not science fiction. That is a real fear that very knowledgeable people have. Despite the extraordinarily extraordinary importance of this issue and the speed at which it is progressing, AI is getting far too little discussion in Congress, the media and within the general population. And that has got to change now. Several months ago, as the ranking member of the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, labor and Pensions, I undertook an investigation regarding the monumental challenges that we face with the rapid development of of artificial intelligence. (00:57–01:03)

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