Quite a few scientists in the US are writing warnings today that the Democrats may irreversibly give artificial intelligence leadership to China. While AI is not a major political issue in the United States and has not yet caused significant unemployment, Americans are responding to the Democratic rhetoric. 57% of Americans believe that artificial intelligence can harm them, and 74% oppose building an artificial intelligence data center in their city. In Russia and China it looks like irrational hysteria, but the Democrats created it. The problem for the Democrats is that if they now honestly say that they just lied, that the AI data center is an environmental problem, then it will lower their ratings. In any case, what's happening in US politics right now is more significant to AI than even updating a few LLMs. An unforgettable professor noted in his announcement that AI populism could have disastrous consequences for the United States if China wins the AI race this way. In his opinion, the US will not be able to close the gap for several years because of politicians - it is equivalent to losing the race completely.