Bernie Sanders Issues Warning About Elon Musk's Plans for AI: "You Will Be Out on the Street"

For years now, experts have been warning that AI automation could lead to huge numbers of people losing their jobs. Whether those fears will come to fruition is still a matter of debate as even the most advanced AI continues to struggle with persistent issues around accuracy and reasoning. But what's becoming increasingly clear is that, among tech leaders, the vision for the industry is that it will displace large numbers of workers — a prospect we're already seeing hints of as tech giants invest heavily in the tech while laying off thousands. A related ideology is on display as Donald Trump megadonor Elon Musk has been ransacking the federal government, laying off thousands of workers. Add it all up, and representative Bernie Sanders (D-VT) is warning that the rise of AI combined with Musk's despotic management style could result in a toxic attack on workers that remakes society around the interests of billionaires. "Think about it for a moment," Sanders said in a video response ... Read full article.