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Bernie Sanders: “Scientists tell us that as AI becomes smarter than human…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 12:30

… or on social media people will not know the difference between what's true and what is made up and false. We got to worry about the existential threat, Chris, because Scientists tell us that as AI becomes smarter than human beings, it can become independent of human control with potentially catastrophic results. It is a huge issue. And the billionaires and big tech say, hey, we don't want any regulation. And Trump says we don't want any regulation. (12:30–12:39)

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Asserts that AI could surpass human intelligence and become uncontrollable, leading to potentially catastrophic outcomes.

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