The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and far-left progressives are rebranding the Green New Deal (GND), now claiming it will preserve prosperity and dignity amidst socio-economic fallout from the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution.

“The Green New Deal, frankly, is a floor now, not a ceiling,” said DSA member Melat Kiros last month, who is running for U.S. Congress in Colorado.

“We don’t talk about this enough, but we need to pass the Green New Deal … to create a just transition of jobs,” declared Adam Hamawy, also running for a seat in the U.S. House.

Perhaps most telling, the Sunrise Movement, a powerful interest group that has long advocated for the GND, recently noted that “new issues” are emerging “that were not present when the Green New Deal was first launched, like data centers and AI.”

Sunrise spokesperson Denae Ávila-Dickson is calling for a “new Green New Deal,” which will specifically “address” AI and data centers.

“Talking with a lot of young people, AI is probably going to be one of the biggest issues of our generation,” she said.

“So, what does it mean for a Green New Deal to address data centers? What does it mean for a Green New Deal to address the jobs that are going to be lost due to AI, and what is that new future going to........

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