cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/44996161
March 25, 2026
The policy, announced by Bernie Sanders, an independent senator from Vermont, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democratic representative, on Wednesday morning, aims to ensure the AI boom protects the environment and communities, and benefits workers instead of harming them. A temporary ban, the lawmakers say, would give the US government time to create strong federal safeguards for AI, which is “affecting everything from our economy and wellbeing to our democracy, warfare and our kids’ education”.
“AI and robotics are creating the most sweeping technological revolution in the history of humanity,” Sanders said in an emailed statement. “The scale, scope, and speed of that change is unprecedented. Congress is way behind where it should be in understanding the nature of this revolution and its impacts.”
If the only battles we fight are ones we’re guaranteed to win, we’ll never win the war.
Bring this shit up, even if it’ll never get to a vote.
It shows America that some will fight, but that they need the numbers.
That only makes sense if by “too early” you mean “before the majority”.
And if no one pushed for progress until the majority of Congress wants it, we’d never get it.
80+ years ago Congress told FDR he had to wait “one more term” before they’d support universal healthcare which the majority of voters wanted and elected FDR to enact.
Stop fucking catering to the majority of congress, and start catering to voters.
That’s how we win elections and make progress.
Changing politicians to match voters. Changing voters to match politicians doesn’t work
Quick edit:
Sometimes changing voters to match a politician “works” as in winning election…
But we just saw how that works out. The politician doesn’t do enough, that party’s voters disengage, and the opposing party captures the entire federal government.
It’s a bandaid that can work every once and a while, but even when it does there’s no pay off. So turnout plummets in the next couple elections.
This shit ain’t complicated, it’s basic sociology