Can Bernie Sanders save us from Artificial Intelligence?

In the fourth year of the Age of Artificial Intelligence, while the world seems to be overwhelmed by governments' institutionalized technophilia and futurists' populist technophobia, official calls for some form of technoskepticism are beginning to multiply. In recent months, two distinct forms of technoskepticism regarding Artificial Intelligence have been voiced loudly: one theological and one institutional-parliamentary, from Pope Leo XIV and Senator Bernie Sanders, respectively. In my opinion, although useful as warnings for the general public, they are inadequate responses to the expansion of Artificial Intelligence, as we need a different, social version of democratic technoskepticism. I will try to briefly explain my position.

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Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)
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2026-06-24
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https://doi.org/10.17613/tgp9r-fj942
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Socio-political and Technological Issues
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Can Bernie Sanders save us from Artificial Intelligence?

Alexandros Schismenos
Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)
Socio-political and Technological Issues
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Can Bernie Sanders save us from Artificial Intelligence?

Alexandros Schismenos
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Abstract

In the fourth year of the Age of Artificial Intelligence, while the world seems to be overwhelmed by governments' institutionalized technophilia and futurists' populist technophobia, official calls for some form of technoskepticism are beginning to multiply. In recent months, two distinct forms of technoskepticism regarding Artificial Intelligence have been voiced loudly: one theological and one institutional-parliamentary, from Pope Leo XIV and Senator Bernie Sanders, respectively. In my opinion, although useful as warnings for the general public, they are inadequate responses to the expansion of Artificial Intelligence, as we need a different, social version of democratic technoskepticism. I will try to briefly explain my position.

Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
Openalex Percentile: Top 4%
Socio-political and Technological Issues
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