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. --- 🎬 DEBRIEF | RYAN & DAVID BREAKDOWN THE EPSIODE https://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-will-ai-populism-decide-the-2028-election --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔮POLYMARKET | #1 PREDICTION MARKET https://bankless.cc/polymarket-podcast 🟦 COINBASE ONE | GET 20% OFF https://bankless.cc/coinbase-one 🧭OKX | TRADE, EARN, PAY to OKX | 120M+ USERS WORLDWIDE https://app.okx.com/join/USBANKLESS 🦊 METAMASK | DOWNLOAD NOW https://go.metamask.io/BL-Pod-Download 🌐BRIX | EMERGING MARKET YIELD https://bankless.cc/brix 💰NEXO | Get your 30-day access to Wealth Club Premier https://bankless.cc/nexo --- 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 --- RESOURCES Jasmine Sun https://x.com/jasminewsun Jasmine’s Substack https://substack.com/@jasmine --- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures