“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordNovember 13, 2007
Together, we could open up government and invite citizens in, while connecting all of America to 21st century broadband.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

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Obama Campaign Press Release - Obama Unveils Innovation Agenda at Google

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