Vance suggests Americans shouldn’t fear AI or other new tech

Vice President J.D. Vance said Tuesday that America shouldn’t be suspicious of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.

Speaking at the American Dynamism Summit in Washington, Mr. Vance said populists and tech-focused bosses could exist in the same sphere.

He noted that following his speech at a conference in Paris last month, a reporter suggested his remarks highlighted tension between the “techno-optimists and the populist right of President Trump’s coalition.”

Mr. Vance said, “I’d like to speak to these tensions as a proud member of both tribes. And let me put it simply: While this is a well-intentioned concern, I think it’s based on a faulty premise.”

He continued, “This idea that tech-forward people and the populace are somehow inevitably going to come to loggerheads is wrong.”

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