Bernie Sanders: “Four major AI companies are expected to spend roughly $670…”

“In other words, AI and robotics will have 100 times impact in terms of what the Industrial Revolution did. And it's not just what AI companies are saying, it's what they are doing. This year alone, Four major AI companies are expected to spend roughly $670 billion building data centers this year. and tens of billions more on research and development. Despite the extraordinary importance of this issue and its impact on every man, woman and child in this country, AI has received far too little serious discussion here in our nation's capital.” (01:21–01:36)

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