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From Bernie Sanders to Steve Bannon, diverse AI-safety advocates grow louder

Headline from Christian Science Monitor, from the development of Sep 15, 2026

Newest development Sep 16, 2026 · 3 reportsBernie Sanders and Steve Bannon are calling for tougher AI oversight at a rare bipartisan Washington rally

A broad array of speakers from lawmakers to theologians voiced doubts about unregulated artificial intelligence at a “pro-human” Washington event Tuesday. AI is testing humanity’s ability to establish guardrails even as tech advances.

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  1. In Washington, unlikely bedfellows like Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon talk about making AI "humans first"

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    From Bernie Sanders to Steve Bannon, diverse AI-safety advocates grow louder

    Headline from Christian Science Monitor ·

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    Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon are calling for tougher AI oversight at a rare bipartisan Washington rally

    Headline from Quartz ·

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  1. Just the News

    Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon unite at Pro-Human Assembly to demand AI guardrails (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Strange bedfellows: Bipartisan concerns over artificial intelligence are growing, and unusual coalition of lawmakers -- including polar opposites Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon -- are aligned with labor leaders, and commentators. The group is planning on convening in D.C.

  2. Financial Times

    Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders unite in AI safety call (opens Financial Times)

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    Rightwing activist and leftwing senator join forces to demand stronger regulation of the technology

  3. Washington Examiner

    Bernie Sanders, Steve Bannon, and former Anthropic researcher to join forces in AI regulation push (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is teaming up with former Trump adviser Steve Bannon and former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon to argue that artificial intelligence “should serve humanity,” after major industry leaders warned humans could lose control of the future to AI.

  4. The Hill

    Sanders, Bannon to speak at event calling for AI controls (opens The Hill)

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    Political figures across the aisle, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon, are finding themselves on the same side of a growing fight over artificial intelligence regulations.

  5. NPR

    Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon to share a stage to promote curbs on AI (opens NPR)

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    The poles of U.S. politics are coming together over AI. Sanders and Bannon will appear at the "Pro-Human Assembly" in Washington, D.C., to convince Congress to work faster to curb the impact of AI.

  6. West Hawaii Today

    From Bernie Sanders to Steve Bannon, political figures sound alarms on AI (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    The growing fears of a techno-apocalypse caused by out-of-control artificial intelligence have brought two unlikely political figures into the same orbit: Sen. Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon.

  7. CBS News

    In Washington, unlikely bedfellows like Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon talk about making AI "humans first" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    As AI CEOs call for a slowdown, President Trump wants acceleration. But the issue is gaining bipartisan momentum.

  8. The Boston Globe

    From Steve Bannon to Bernie Sanders, push for AI crackdown draws from a wide political spectrum (opens The Boston Globe)

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    A striking array of politicians, religious leaders, and grassroots activists gathered in the nation’s capital Tuesday to demand tougher regulation of AI systems.

  9. New York Post

    Odd couple: Bernie Sanders, Steve Bannon join forces to push for stricter AI regulations (opens New York Post)

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    Far-left Sen. Bernie Sanders and right-winger Steve Bannon are joining forces to push for stricter restrictions on artificial intelligence, a surprising team-up that highlights growing backlash to the new tech across the political aisle.

  10. The Guardian

    Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for curbs on AI at ‘pro-human’ summit (opens The Guardian)

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    Leftwing senator and far-right strategist rail against tech oligarchs but offer competing visions on Chinese ‘cold war’ The progressive senator Bernie Sanders and rightwing strategist Steve Bannon have called for restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI) but offered competing visions for what the…

  11. NOTUS

    Sanders and Bannon Find Common Ground on AI But Not What Comes Next (opens NOTUS)

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    The two spoke back-to-back at a hotly anticipated technology conference Tuesday.

  12. MS Now

  13. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH: Steve Bannon says 'we have to rise' above partisanship to address AI 'hinge in history' (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon doesn't always align himself with Sen. Bernie Sanders, the democratic socialist from Vermont. But on Tuesday he said threats posed by artificial intelligence span political ideology.

  14. Digital Journal

    Sanders, Bannon warn of AI dangers in rare US left-right alignment (opens Digital Journal)

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    Sanders and Bannon sit at opposite ends of the political spectrum, but both spoke at a conference hosted in Washington by the Future of Life Institute, a nonprofit focused on reducing existential risks from powerful technologies.

  15. Latin Times

    Bannon and Sanders Just Agreed on Something: AI Needs Limits (opens Latin Times)

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    Bannon and Sanders united at a Washington summit to demand AI limits. We verified the weapons and safety claims fueling their warning.

  16. Newsweek

    Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon Unite on Raising Alarm Bells Over AI Risks (opens Newsweek)

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    Sanders and Bannon united in Washington to warn AI’s rapid rise threatens jobs, safety and national security.

  17. Washington Examiner

    Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon’s odd-couple alliance against AI holds at ‘Pro-Human’ conference (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon struck up an unlikely alliance at Tuesday’s artificial intelligence-skeptical “Pro-Human Assembly 2026,” which largely held despite notable disagreements over China.

  18. Christian Science Monitor

    From Bernie Sanders to Steve Bannon, diverse AI-safety advocates grow louder (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    A broad array of speakers from lawmakers to theologians voiced doubts about unregulated artificial intelligence at a “pro-human” Washington event Tuesday. AI is testing humanity’s ability to establish guardrails even as tech advances.

  19. Quartz

    Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon are calling for tougher AI oversight at a rare bipartisan Washington rally (opens Quartz)

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    The ideological opposites shared a stage at the "Pro-Human Assembly" in Washington, but offered different prescriptions for reining in the technology

  20. BizPac Review

    Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon under suspicion when they agree to trash-talk AI together (opens BizPac Review)

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    Leftist Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Trump ally Steve Bannon spoke together at a conference Tuesday to trash-talk AI technology. Both men demanded that Congress intervene and […]

  21. The New Republic

    What Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon Have in Common (opens The New Republic)

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    You’re reading The TNR Blue Book. Get daily scoops, strategy, and developments inside the liberal ideas factory delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for free . Inside Washington The conversation around regulating artificial intelligence has rapidly become so wide-reaching that on Tuesday, Bernie S…

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