Bernie Sanders: 'You’ve Got to Be a Moron Not to Say Slow AI Down''

Sep 11, 2026 | Influential US law maker Senator Bernie Sanders tells Newsnight that artificial intelligence means all of humanity’s existence is at stake. He has a plan to stop that from happening. Can it work? Interview by Faisal Islam.

How can any American politician—and many do—assert that the USA is the wealthiest nation on earth when the country's national debt stands at more than FORTY TRILLION DOLLARS? That sounds to me like a country on its arse! — © Mark Alexander