Senator Bernie Sanders Criticizes Congressional Response to AI Issues

<p>Senator Bernie Sanders stated that Congress has been inattentive regarding artificial intelligence during a conference on the topic. He expressed that the president's lack of understanding on this issue is 'truly embarrassing.'</p><p>Kash Patel, the FBI director, is currently testifying before lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee. His last appearance before Congress was in May, where he faced senators on the appropriations committee and denied allegations of excessive drinking and unexplained absences, calling them 'baseless' during a contentious hearing.</p><p>Today’s hearing is anticipated to include intense discussions. Senator Dick Durbin, the judiciary committee’s top Democrat, remarked, 'Mr. Patel is the least qualified and most partisan FBI director in our nation’s history.' He further stated that 'the bureau has been reshaped as a political weapon against President Trump’s political enemies and a shield to protect the president and his MAGA loyalists, not the American people.'</p>