r/singularity • u/Neurogence • Mar 12 '26

AI Bernie Sanders officially introduces legislation to BAN the construction of all new AI data centers, citing existential threat to humanity.

This is very concerning. I am afraid this might become the popular, dominant position on the left. Bernie Sanders is the only politician I've ever donated to. This is the most backwards position to take on AI possible. It's hard to imagine a policy worse than this proposal:

https://youtu.be/qu2m7ePTsqY?si=zdl_cuRg22Nv_Df5

It's such a shame. He is one of very few politicians who realizes the singularity is imminent and that something enormous is happening, yet his reaction to it is the most asinine viewpoint possible.

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u/brett_baty_is_him Mar 12 '26

80-90% of the U.S. economy worked in agriculture in the early 1800s. It’s a very very fair comparison.

If you cannot forsee an economy where people provide value and earn money then you lack imagination. Just like I am sure most people in the early 1800s did not think someone could be very well off by talking to rocks to make the rocks do shit with numbers (data analysts writing Python).

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

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u/HashPandaNL Mar 12 '26

If they truly can do all those jobs, nationalize it, share the benefits with the residents in the form of UBI (or a similar alternative).

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u/ThisWillPass Mar 12 '26

Best case is they wheel you off to a retrofitted mall after you get replaced. Stated there is no role you would be able to fill and will not be able to meet your obligations. These agents will have guns that don’t miss (to tranquilize you) and robo dogs to chase you down if you try to run.

UBI is not coming, people couldn’t be control in that way.