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Pete Buttigieg: “We'd see this technology lead to even more extreme…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

Pete's Message, Back in New Hampshire

Published February 21, 2026 | Video Starts at 15:37

And we realized that if we didn't set up a new social contract in the face of AI, we'd see millions of people displaced with no way to find belonging. And We'd see this technology lead to even more extreme concentration of wealth and power. than what we were already facing back then in the 2000 and twenties. And we knew we couldn't let that happen. So we took action. (15:37–15:43)

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Asserts that AI could lead to increased concentration of wealth and power.

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