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By: Ian Duncan; The Washington Post The Vermont senator said potential future versions of AI posed great risks and needed to be restricted by the government. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) called Thursday for the United States to ban so-called artificial superintelligence, saying a summer hacking spree by rogue OpenAI agents had revealed the dangers of

By: Erin Petenko; VTDigger Vermont’s members of Congress posed a series of questions to the Postal Service about what it’s doing to retain staff and prevent delays. Vermont’s congressional delegation has received more than 2,000 complaints from constituents about mail service so far this year, the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner on Friday.  “As you

By: Julia Shapero; The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and the leaders of several major labor unions warned Thursday about the risks AI poses to workers amid concerns about the technology’s ability to replace jobs. Sanders, who is pushing for a moratorium on data center construction, argued that AI could displace both blue-collar and white-collar workers. “How the hell do

By: Matt Sledge; The Intercept Despite their defeat by Senate Republicans, bills seeking to block arms sales to Israel found widespread Democratic support. Democratic senators overwhelmingly voted to block bomb and bulldozer sales to Israel on Wednesday, in a reflection of the Jewish state’s plummeting stock among party rank-and-file and growing anger over the war with Iran. The Democratic votes

By: Torrie Herrington; VTDigger They announced a bill that aims to keep professional sports franchises in their local communities. The Dodgers left Brooklyn after the 1957 season. Sen. Bernie Sanders is still upset about it. He and Rep. Greg Casar announced Thursday they will introduce new legislation meant to keep professional sports franchises in their home communities. “I can remember

By: Dharna Noor; The Guardian Lawmakers say moratorium on construction would buy time to create strong, federal guardrails for AI Amid an unprecedented energy crisis and the rapid buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure, progressive lawmakers have unveiled a new policy to place a moratorium on the construction of AI datacenters. “Despite the extraordinary importance of this issue and its impact