There’s One Thing Bannon and Bernie Agree On

Steve Bannon, former chief strategist to President Trump, has joined forces with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to oppose the AI boom, specifically backing their proposal to ban new data center construction. The Wall Street Journal reports that Bannon, a far-right podcast host, agrees with the Democratic socialists on the dangers of artificial intelligence and the need to fight data centers that power AI deployment.

“Steve Bannon has made a career out of clashing with far-left politicians. But these days, President Trump’s former chief strategist has found a common cause with them: opposition to the AI boom,” the Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/bernie-aoc-and-bannon-can-agree-on-one-thing-the-fight-against-data-centers-7f13159a?mod=rss socialpoliticsfeed reports. “The far-right podcast host has joined Democrats in warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence and the need to fight data centers that power AI deployment.” “Bannon backs a proposal from Sen. Bernie Sanders I-VtT and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY , who are aligned with the insurgent Democratic socialists, to ban the construction of new data centers.”