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Bernie Sanders speaks to the BBC about proposal to ban AI superintelligence
The senator has also proposed a sort of sovereign wealth fund in which the US would take a 50% stake in AI companies.
Bernie Sanders speaks to the BBC about proposal to ban AI superintelligence
The senator has also proposed a sort of sovereign wealth fund in which the US would take a 50% stake in AI companies.