"In an interview with Axios that published on Friday, Sanders talked through his concerns that AI's leaders don't care about working-class people and that AI could cause "massive job dislocation." Asked whether he thinks OpenAI should be broken up, he said, "I do," and added that AI's advent is like "a meteor coming to this planet." Then, he pivoted to the social side. He didn't name the San Francisco startup Friend but pointed to it directly."
"'There are products now being sold as, 'You don't need to relate to a human being anymore! You'll have somebody hanging around your neck as your AI buddy,' Sanders said. 'And in a country where there's a lot of emotional distress, I really worry about that.' Friend CEO Avi Schiffmann shared the interview clip on X. He told SFGATE in a text on Tuesday that he's glad to be working on something politicians "realize they need have an opinion on""
Bernie Sanders expressed concern that AI leaders do not prioritize working-class people and warned of potential massive job dislocation. He advocated breaking up dominant AI firms like OpenAI and compared AI's arrival to a meteor striking the planet. Sanders criticized AI products marketed as substitutes for human relationships, citing pendant devices promoted as AI buddies and warning about emotional harm amid widespread distress. Friend, the pendant maker, pursued high-visibility billboard campaigns and its CEO defended the device as a new form of relationship and the 'AI companion device' form factor.
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