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Why More Americans Are Opposing AI Data Centers Even as AI Use Keeps Growing
A 2026 Annenberg Public Policy Center survey found that 61% of U.S. adults opposed building new data centers in their communities, up fro...
Newsom Signs AI ‘Kill Switch’ Order — California Accelerates Frontier Model Oversight
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order speeding AI safety rules and exploring an emergency kill switch for advanced AI mo...
Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon Call for AI Guardrails at Pro-Human Assembly
Sen. Bernie Sanders and strategist Steve Bannon spoke at the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington on Tuesday, urging tighter controls on arti...
Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon Join Rare Alliance Demanding AI Guardrails
Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders and MAGA figure Steve Bannon appeared together in Washington calling for limits on artificial intelligenc...
Trump Calls AI Safety Warnings a Hoax as Tech Leaders and Lawmakers Push Guardrails
President Trump dismissed growing warnings from AI executives about existential risks as a “hoax,” arguing the only guardrail needed is a...
Trump Dismisses AI Safety Warnings as ‘Hoax’ While Tech Leaders Push for Rules
Trump Dismisses AI Safety Warnings as ‘Hoax’ While Tech Leaders Push for Rules President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed growing calls t...