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March 22, 2026

Sen. Bernie Sanders in dialogue with AI Claude

I have to assume this is real. It is actually a brilliant idea. I wonder if this was his idea or that of a young intern or aide. Bernie Sanders has a dialogue with Anthropic’s AI Claude. A fairly circumscribed inquiry into AI and privacy – as good a topic as any, I’d say. At one point, I though Bernie had blown its “mind.” There was a long pause – I’m surprised there wasn’t a [gulp] sound effect – while an answer was being generated, and it was probably the best thing I’ve ever witnessed out of AI.

I have kept me distance from AI – as much as that is even possible already – I don’t have any direct experience that I know of. I certainly have not asked it any questions or used it to fabricate* anything. I was surprised at how candid and honest Claude was. See, I’m now forced to refer to whatever-the-fuck AI Claude is the same way I would refer to a human being.

Two months ago, we posted AI Will Kill Us Before It Kills Us, and its sequel. This exchange, while in some ways providing some positive feedback on this new Era in human history, does absolutely nothing to temper the notion that we will quite quickly be unable to put the AI toothpaste back in the psycho-evolutionary tube of human society.

So long, and thanks for all the bytes.

And for the

Donald Trump memorial Epstein files

More please!

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*This word, of course, has two very different connotations, though when used to indicate dishonesty, still retains the essence of its primary usage – to invent, construct or manufacture. I’ll let you know which way I meant it when I figure that out.

I. Mangrey, all natural.