Washington DC - Senator Bernie Sanders and MAGA podcaster Steve Bannon recently joined forces to oppose the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI).

On Tuesday, the two spoke at the "Pro-Human Assembly" alongside a number of other figures in an effort to convince Congress to work faster to curb the impact of AI.

In his speech, Sanders explained that AI was "in the process of eviscerating our privacy rights," which will result in "the creation of a mass surveillance state."

He argued that when AI inevitably surpasses human intelligence, it will "escape human control with potentially catastrophic consequences."

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The event comes after Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei raised concerns about how AI has been "advancing drastically" and advised the industry to slow down.

President Donald Trump, on the other hand, dismissed such concerns, calling them "hoaxes," and promising AI will be "the Greatest Economic Development Engine in History."

In a more rebellious message, Bannon argued that AI amnesty has been defeated in the past, and declared, "We're not giving these guys carte blanche."

"They've got all the money and all the power. Why can't they win? Because the people don't trust them!" he exclaimed.

Bannon and Sanders being in the same event has attracted notable media attention, as both figures couldn't be further apart on the political spectrum.

During President Trump's first administration, Bannon served as chief strategist and has since been considered one of the architects of the MAGA movement.

In 2022, he was convicted of defying a subpoena to testify before the congressional panel that investigated the January 6 Capitol riots, and ended up spending nearly four months in prison over his MAGA loyalty.

Sanders is a Democratic Socialist and, despite having run two failed presidential campaigns, is one of the most popular progressive politicians in the country.

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He has been vocal about his concerns over AI, and recently proposed a bill that seeks to block the building of AI data centers until regulations are enacted.

Such different figures coming together on the issue signal growing bipartisan concerns over AI and an opposition to President Trump's efforts to boost it.