Viewpoint: AI and ‘superspecies’: Bernie Sanders on the American oligarchy’s dangerous plans The Atlantic | November 13, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/11/13/viewpoint-ai-and-superspecies-bernie-sanders-on-the-american-oligarchys-dangerous-plans/ Should humans stay in charge of the planet? Sen. Bernie Sanders says the people building artificial intelligence aren’t so sure. Writing in The Atlantic, the Vermont independent argues that Silicon Valley’s wealthiest figures are pouring trillions of dollars into a “transhumanist” vision in which people either merge with machines or are replaced by them — and he wants Congress to hit the brakes.