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Bernie Sanders Saw This Coming

WIRED — AI · · International · AI Governance

For decades, the senator has argued that concentrated wealth threatened American democracy. Now he’s betting that frustration with Big Tech, billionaires, and unchecked AI is reaching a tipping point.

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