Tom Steyer on AI Regulation: The Policy Battle Between Public Good and Billionaire Profits
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Summary
Tom Steyer, a California gubernatorial candidate, discusses the critical policy choices surrounding AI and the need to ensure the technology serves ordinary people rather than just billionaire interests. Drawing on Pope Leo's encyclical on AI, Steyer argues that the AI revolution is not fundamentally about technology but about who benefits from it. He positions himself as a candidate ready to take on tech billionaires and regulate AI to protect workers, democracy, and society at large.
Key quotes
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We have seen this movie before. Every major technological transformation has been sold as inevitable progress, but the benefits have been captured by those at the top.
The question isn't whether AI will change everything. The question is: who will control it, and who will it serve?
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