The Leftist Split Over AI Doom

The New York chapter of DSA criticized 'AI alarmism' as a distraction from real harm, while Bernie Sanders supporters insist on an existential threat. The debate over whether to believe OpenAI and Anthropic's claims about the risks of their models has divided the American left.

• NYC DSA post against AI alarmism got 25,000 likes on Instagram
• Sanders linked data center moratorium to protecting 'future of humanity'
• Timnit Gebru accused leftists of following 'doomsday eugenics cults'
• 6 Working Families Party candidates called for AI regulation to prevent threats