# Exclusive: Barack Obama’s hidden hand shaping Democrats’ AI debate

https://mins.news/en/item/83096

- CNN, 2026-10-02 08:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/30/politics/barack-obama-shaping-democrats-ai-debate?Date=20261002&Profile=CNN%2CCNN+International%2CCNNPolitics%2Ccnn

> Former President Barack Obama is urging Democratic hopefuls for 2028 to produce concrete plans for addressing artificial intelligence. Some of them are cautious about antagonizing the technology industry.

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