Will AI Populism Decide the 2028 Election? | Jasmine Sun

AI is no longer just a technology story. It is becoming a political fault line. Jasmine Sun joins Bankless to unpack the rise of AI populism, why backlash against data centers and AI labs is spreading across strange political coalitions, and whether jobs, inequality, and SuperPAC money could turn AI into a defining 2028 election issue.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 What Is AI Populism?
2:56 Why AI Could Matter in 2028
11:13 Data Centers, Distrust, and Warning Shots
25:27 The Jobpacalypse Debate
43:25 Game Over for Labor?
51:52 The New AI Political Map
1:04:50 Power Inequality, Policy, and the Grand Bargain
1:18:37 How to Stay Useful in the AI Era

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RESOURCES

Jasmine Sun
x.com/jasminewsun

Jasmine’s Substack
substack.com/@jasmine

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