Sanders and Bannon Push AI Guardrails at Washington Summit as Safety Debate Splits Industry

Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Trump strategist Steve Bannon used a Sept. 15 Washington summit to press for stronger guardrails on artificial intelligence, turning AI safety into a rare point of convergence between the American left and right. Their shared target was the unchecked power of frontier AI companies, but their remedies diverged sharply: Sanders is moving toward legislation and diplomacy, while Bannon is pressing for executive action and a harder break with China.