The Left’s AI Problem

Progressive skepticism toward AI development undermines the Democratic Party’s affordability message going into the midterms. Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. The line outside Manhattan’s Webster Hall stretched down the block and around the corner on the evening of October 19, as progressive activists and leaders convened to discuss AI and its discontents at the People’s AI Assembly. As he is wherever he appears in the city these days, Mayor Zohran Mamdani was the main event. Want to see more of The Dispatch in Google search? Add Us as a Preferred Source Jack Kubinec is a reporter at The Dispatch, currently based in New York City and covering artificial intelligence. Before joining The Dispatch, he reported on crypto, most recently at Fortune Magazine. He graduated from Cornell University with a degree in sociology. When he’s not writing about AI, he is probably enjoying the outdoors or watching a Buffalo Bills game. He is currently supported by the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism. More We Think You’d Like