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U.S. Senator from Vermont
The public has got to have a significant seat at the table to make sure that terrible things do not happen to ordinary people, and that in fact, AI benefits ordinary people, not hurts them.
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AI value alignment must be subject to public deliberation, not decided by developers alone
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AI Verified The quote clearly supports public involvement in AI decision-making: saying 'the public has got to have a significant seat at the table' implies AI should not be decided by developers alone and aligns with the idea that AI's goals and impacts should be shaped through broader public deliberation. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 20d ago
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AI Verified The quote says "The public has got to have a significant seat at the table," which clearly supports public involvement in shaping AI so it benefits people rather than being left to developers alone. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 20d ago

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AI Verified AP News contains the exact sentence verbatim and attributes it to Sanders with “Sanders said” in the story body; AP’s wire entry shows the story date as Wed Jun 17 2026 UTC, matching 2026-06-17, and AP’s short article URL redirects to the provided slug URL, so the stored fields are consistent. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/bernie-sanders-ai-public-ownership-57b9f20d96490083e2749adba0f13977)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 20d ago
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