CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Rachel Fetty-Anderson said she’s in the race with genuine concern about the potential future impact of Artificial Intelligence on all society. Speaking on MetroNews Takline, Fetty-Anderson explained she joined the race because she was tired of seeing the federal government speculating with our tax dollars. Fetty said President Trump started his second term by forcing A-I into every aspect of American life, including mandatory melding of A-I and government funded research.
“Forcing of the transmission lines, the requirement that all communities open up to energy producers specifically to accommodate A-I and data centers, and all of these things are affecting us in West Virginia right now,” she said
Fetty-Anderson continued to raise alarms about the growing impact of Artificial Intelligence without any nod toward where it could take us. She noted even developers of the new technology have offered dire warnings about its potential to end the human race in future years, but offered no real effort to stop or slow it down.
“What you see again and again, is the folks creating A-I and putting it into every aspect of our life and demand we accommodate it in our homes and communities, but they refuse to accept liability,” she explained.
According to Fetty-Anderson the picture of A-I to average West Virginians isn’t nearly as rosy as the picture painted by A-I developers to their shareholders.
“We have to take a step back as a country and we have to reevaluate the threat and create regulations that are going to manage these organizations fundamentally in both purpose and product, and then we need to make sure ultimately ‘We the People’ regulate it for our benefit,” she explained.
“Congress has waived its responsibility as have all of our federal representatives, which is why I’m here. Because none of those people should be reelected,” she continued. “They handed over all of our land, all of our people, all of our kids, and all of our schools to this technology based on the President’s recommendation.”
Anderson also raised concerns about the Iran War and struggles for healthcare coverage. She advocated a universal healthcare program which she believed could be funded by money currently directed toward the Pentagon.
“How about you take our taxes and instead of bombing other countries and kidnapping the President of Venezuela, how about you take away the half-BILLION dollars extra which was given to the Defense Department and you actually use that to serve the people who paid the taxes,” she said. “How about we take some of the money out of the Department of Homeland Security they’re using to create an in-country police force to shoot us in the back when we go to protest.”
Fetty-Anderson is challenging incumbent U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito.