Why Steve Bannon sided with Sanders, not Trump, on AI

Steve Bannon shares why he think AI development needs to be slowed down Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon speaks during the Pro-Human Assembly at the Marriott Marquis Washington on Sept. 15 in Washington, D.C. Industry leaders, politicians, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and community members gathered to discuss artificial intelligence legislation. Finn Gomez/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Finn Gomez/Getty Images Steve Bannon — the podcaster, entrepreneur, and provocateur who was an early backer of President Trump — has parted with the president on artificial intelligence. Bannon shared a stage this week with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and echoed some of Sanders' concerns about AI, even as the two differed on what to do about it. Bannon has railed for years against tech leaders who have become Trump's allies, and demanded a slowdown in AI development to give the government time to put regulations in place. Trump said this week that the only necessary "guardrail" is a "smart president," which was how he described himself. "This is one we're going to have to disagree on," Bannon told NPR's Steve Inskeep. In Washington, a once-abstract debate over AI o...