11/20/2025
The robot warriors are coming, and so are the zillionaires, Sen. Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, warned in a wide-ranging interview with NBC News on the rise and risks of artificial intelligence.
“I think we are not all that far away from the development of robotic soldiers,” Sanders said. “Right now, politicians — at least sometimes — have to worry about loss of life when they decide to go to war. If you don’t have to worry about loss of life, and what you worry about is loss of robots, what does that mean for issues of war and peace globally? It’s a big issue.”
Sanders is known for his focus on the millionaires and billionaires of the world, and how the U.S. government might favor them.
In recent months, he’s turned his attention to AI, which he says is an extension of his primary concerns about wealth inequality.
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