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Bernie Sanders: “We've gotta preserve the democracy against the authoritarian…”

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

Hank and Bernie talk about AI (for real)

Published April 7, 2026 | Video Starts at 24:03

We gotta figure it out in a way. Cause it's a democracy, so we have to figure it out in a way that. Where everybody benefits. That's right. And We've gotta preserve the democracy against the authoritarian trend that wants to destroy American democracy. Senator Sanders, thank you so much. My pleasure. Take care. Thanks to Senator Sanders for coming on and chatting with me. I do feel like I could have done a better job at moments, but we're learning. (24:03–24:11)

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Asserts the importance of protecting democracy from authoritarian threats.

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“We're the only major country not to guarantee health care to all.”
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“The AI robotics revolution will be far more consequential and moving faster than any economic revolution in the history of humanity.”
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“I don't trust the multi billionaires who are pushing AI and robotics.”
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“AI and robotics is going to wipe out all work, all jobs.”
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“Geoffrey Hinton...worries that within a few years AI will become smarter than human beings.”
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“AI may in fact disassociate itself from human control with potentially cataclysmic impacts on humanity.”
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“The evidence is very clear. This is an explosive transformational technology.”
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“What has bothered me is how slow moving the Congress has been.”
Hank and Bernie talk about AI (for real) | Uploaded April 7, 2026 | 07:59-08:06
“A lot of that has to do with the enormous amount of campaign contributions and the economic and the political power that the AI industry…”
Hank and Bernie talk about AI (for real) | Uploaded April 7, 2026 | 08:05-08:14
“Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos cannot be the people who define [human progress] for us.”
Hank and Bernie talk about AI (for real) | Uploaded April 7, 2026 | 10:21-10:26
“If we don't slow it down, government should come in and demand a moratorium on development.”
Hank and Bernie talk about AI (for real) | Uploaded April 7, 2026 | 11:30-11:37
“Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and I have done [brought forth a moratorium on the construction of new data centers].”
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“Screen time has contributed to loneliness and isolation and the inability of a lot of young people to relate to each other.”
Hank and Bernie talk about AI (for real) | Uploaded April 7, 2026 | 14:26-14:34
“You are dealing right now with a oligarchy, which is wealthier and more powerful than any ruling class in the history of our country.”
Hank and Bernie talk about AI (for real) | Uploaded April 7, 2026 | 14:55-15:10
“They control the media, they control the economy, and they put huge amounts of money into the political system.”
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“If you stand up to them, they will spend unlimited amounts of money to defeat you in a primary.”
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“A lot of these data centers and the electricity generated are run by fossil fuels, contributing to climate change.”
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“Congress needs to step up to the plate on all of these issues.”
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“You cannot let four or five of the wealthiest people in the world determine the future of humanity.”
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“We need a government that works for all of the people, not just wealthy campaign contributors.”
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