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SEN BERNIE SANDERS: Artificial intelligence is coming for the working class. We must fight back

AI oligarchs do not want to just replace specific jobs, the reality is that they want to replace workers

By Sen. Bernie Sanders Fox News

Published April 16, 2026 5:00am EDT | Updated April 15, 2026 5:00am EDT

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most transformational technology in the history of the world—and will have a profound impact on the life of every man, woman, and child in our country. And, if you’re currently in the workforce, there’s a good chance it will take your job.

Recently, I took a trip in a self-driving Waymo car in San Francisco. There was no one behind the wheel. Waymo is already operating in 10 major cities and, along with other driverless car companies, intends to expand rapidly. In Texas, 18-wheelers are now traveling down highways without a driver. Left unchecked, it is likely that millions of truck drivers, bus drivers, taxi drivers, and rideshare drivers will lose their jobs in the next decade.

But it’s not just job loss in transportation. A few weeks ago, The Wall Street Journal reported that Jeff Bezos, the fourth-richest man alive, is seeking to raise $100 billion to purchase factories all over America. Not content with replacing the 600,000 workers in his Amazon warehouses with robots, he intends to do the same with millions of factory workers.

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Meanwhile, Elon Musk, the richest man alive, is converting Tesla into a robot company with the goal of building one million........

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