About this episode
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.---🎬 DEBRIEF | RYAN & DAVID BREAKDOWN THE EPSIODEhttps://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-will-ai-populism-decide-the-2028-election---BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:🔮POLYMARKET | #1 PREDICTION MARKEThttps://bankless.cc/polymarket-podcast🟦 COINBASE ONE | GET 20% OFFhttps://bankless.cc/coinbase-one🧭OKX | TRADE, EARN, PAY to OKX | 120M+ USERS WORLDWIDEhttps://app.okx.com/join/USBANKLESS🦊 METAMASK | DOWNLOAD NOWhttps://go.metamask.io/BL-Pod-Download🌐BRIX | EMERGING MARKET YIELDhttps://bankless.cc/brix💰NEXO | Get your 30-day access to Wealth Club Premierhttps://bankless.cc/nexo---TIMESTAMPS0:00 What Is AI Populism?2:56 Why AI Could Matter in 202811:13 Data Centers, Distrust, and Warning Shots25:27 The Jobpacalypse Debate43:25 Game Over for Labor?51:52 The New AI Political Map1:04:50 Power Inequality, Policy, and the Grand Bargain1:18:37 How to Stay Useful in the AI Era---RESOURCESJasmine Sunhttps://x.com/jasminewsunJasmine’s Substackhttps://substack.com/@jasmine---Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures