Mark Cuban Fires Back At Ro Khanna On AI, Says Ideology Is Not A Strategy: 'Ask Your GenZ And Neediest Constituents'

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Mark Cuban on Saturday fired back at Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), saying that governments should treat AI as a public investment aimed at cutting operating costs and improving services, while creating ...

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