# Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for curbs on AI at ‘pro-human’ summit > Source: > Published: 2026-09-15 19:51:39+00:00 # Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for curbs on AI at ‘pro-human’ summit By David Smith in WashingtonSource: [The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology) 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](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/artificial-intelligence) (AI) but offered competing visions for what they termed a “cold war” with China. Speaking at the “Pro-Human Assembly” in Washington on Tuesday, the ideological adversaries were united in warning of the potential dangers of AI and demanding stringent [guardrails](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/guardrails) against Silicon Valley’s “oligarchs”. [Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/15/bernie-sanders-steve-bannon-ai-summit) Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.