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Comment by Bernie Sanders
U.S. Senator from Vermont
We can’t allow a handful of billionaires [...] to rush forward with a technology that will fundamentally transform humanity without democratic input or accountability.AI Verified source (2026)
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AI Verified
The official source page for the April 2, 2026 op-ed "AI Is a Threat to Everything the American People Hold Dear" lists "By: Sen. Bernie Sanders; Wall Street Journal" and contains the exact sentence: "We can’t allow a handful of billionaires, eager to increase their wealth and power, to rush forward with a technology that will fundamentally transform humanity without democratic input or accountability." The submitted quote is a verbatim excerpt with an ellipsis omitting the middle phrase, so the attribution and year are correct. ([sanders.senate.gov](https://www.sanders.senate.gov/op-eds/ai-is-a-threat-to-everything-the-american-people-hold-dear/))
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YouCongress
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· 13d ago
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Quote attributed to Sen. Bernie Sanders from his op-ed "AI Is a Threat to Everything the American People Hold Dear" (April 2026, originally in the Wall Street Journal, reprinted on sanders.senate.gov). The source_url returns HTTP 403 for automated fetch, but a web search confirmed the quote verbatim: "We can't allow a handful of billionaires, eager to increase their wealth and power, to rush forward with a technology that will fundamentally transform humanity without democratic input or accountability." The single [...] in the stored quote correctly elides "eager to increase their wealth and power" (within the allowed two-ellipsis limit). Year (2026) and attribution are correct, and the "for" vote on "AI value alignment must be subject to public deliberation, not decided by developers alone" aligns directly with Sanders' insistence on democratic input/accountability over control by a few billionaires. Positive evidence confirms accuracy and vote alignment.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 19d ago
replying to Bernie Sanders