Bernie Sanders Saw This Coming
Key takeaways
- Not because the longtime Vermont senator bears the hallmarks of a liar.
- Sanders, though, is now hard at work adding one more big, improbable change to the pile: Since 2023, he’s been advocating for firm and decisive regulation of the AI industry.
- I wanted to talk to Sanders about those bills, and his perspective on AI more broadly.
Why this matters: a development in AI with implications for how people work, create, and decide.
Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty Images Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story It’s hard to believe Bernie Sanders.
Not because the longtime Vermont senator bears the hallmarks of a liar. Yes, he’s a career politician, but the 84-year-old progressive torchbearer counts more viral memes than scandals to his name. Rather, it’s hard to believe Bernie Sanders because, for decades, he’s told Americans that this country can radically change, while championing ideas too far afield from the status quo to really have a chance. He wants to bring billionaires to heel, for one. And implement universal, government-run health care. College tuition? If Sanders had his way, it wouldn’t even exist.
Things can change. I believe it, and WIRED champions it. But change that much? In this country? Really, Bernie?