Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he believes the government should break up OpenAI, underscoring his concerns about artificial intelligence’s (AI) potential impact on the job market and interpersonal relationships.

When asked by Axios’ Alex Thompson whether the ChatGPT maker should be split up, he said, “I do, but it’s a deeper issue than that. We need to take a deep breath and understand it’s like a meteor coming. We’ve got to be prepared to deal with all of its complexity.”

In the interview released Friday, Sanders voiced concerns about the “enormous transformational impact” of AI on the economy and the potential for “massive” job loss.

“I want to see us rebuilding manufacturing in America, but it ain’t gonna do any worker any good if that manufacturing work is done by robots,” he sai

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