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Jon Ossoff: “Tech titans dig bunkers and warn us the new intelligence…”

Featuring: Jon Ossoff, Democratic | U.S. Senate Georgia

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"I want the president's remaining supporters to hear this." | Jon Ossoff in Atlanta | 08.16.2026

Published | Video Starts at 31:07

She'll ask me why I allowed these things to happen. She'll learn about the nuclear weapons that still threaten annihilation. And when you step back and consider it, the situation is absurd. Tech titans dig bunkers and warn us the new intelligence they're training could lead to mass destroy, joblessness or human extinction. And our Congress, debates, ballrooms and youth sports. We've amassed enough firepower to end the world a thousand times over. But we can't summon the will to guarantee health care and pre K. (31:07–31:16)

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Asserts that technology leaders are preparing for potential negative impacts of artificial intelligence, including destruction, joblessness, or extinction.

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