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Barack Obama urges Democrats to get a clear plan on AI
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A former US president is telling his political party they urgently need to think seriously about the dangers of artificial intelligence before it is too late.
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At a fundraising event, former US president Barack Obama urged Democrats to make artificial intelligence one of their central issues and to prepare a clear plan for its economic and security risks.
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Obama warned that AI is moving very fast in private hands and that waiting too long to act could turn dangerous, proposing a framework for public debate if Democrats retake the House majority. He also confirmed his informal role as a sounding board for industry leaders, including those at Anthropic and OpenAI, underscoring the growing weight of politics on AI regulation.