AI fears unite political enemies in Washington as Donald Trump resists pressure to act | ABC NEWS
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Right-wing podcaster Steve Bannon and left-wing US senator Bernie Sanders have spoken at a Washington event on the dangers of AI and the need for regulation. US President Donald Trump phoned into a separate event to reinforce his opposition to intervening and repeat his claim that AI warnings represented a "hoax". Senator Sanders will introduce a bill that would pause advanced AI development, but similar attempts to legislate have stalled in Congress in recent years. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-16/trump-baulks-at-ai-regulation-as-sanders-bannon-unite/107157568 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia
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