UK Parliament Sees World's First Anti-Superintelligence Bill as US Follows Suit

Between September 8 and 10, parallel legislative moves targeting superintelligence emerged in the UK and the US. UK MP Alex Sobel formally introduced the Artificial Superintelligence Security Bill, drafted by advocacy group ControlAI, with cross-party support; per the proposers and multiple accounts, it is the world's first bill introduced in a legislature aimed at banning superintelligence development. Almost simultaneously, US Senator Bernie Sanders announced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, with Rep. Greg Casar involved. ControlAI claims three legislative breakthroughs in two weeks across both countries, with a global treaty also being pursued. All bills remain at the introduction stage.

Confirmed

• The bill was introduced in the UK Parliament by MP Alex Sobel, drafted by ControlAI, with cross-party support
• It seeks to ban superintelligence development while ensuring the UK continues to pursue AI
• The proposers cited risks such as rogue AI clusters escaping, launching cyberattacks, and hacking multibillion-dollar companies
• ControlAI says it has held over 350 meetings with legislators
• Per accounts citing TIME, Senator Sanders announced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act to bar AI systems smarter than humans and pause other advanced AI research until new safety rules exist, with Rep. Greg Casar involved; the UK bill is said to be the first of its kind in a G7 parliament
• ControlAI claims three legislative breakthroughs in two weeks and a push toward a global treaty

Unconfirmed

• The full text and enforcement mechanisms of the US Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act
• The specific parties and timeline for the proposed global treaty

Why it matters

• If advanced, these would be among the world's first legislative bans on superintelligence development, setting a precedent for other countries' AI safety laws
• The bills attempt to draw a line between banning superintelligence and continuing AI development—an innovative legislative approach
• Synchronized US-UK action signals a shift from single-country advocacy toward cross-national legislative coordination
• Multiple reposts (@DavidSKrueger, @zetalyrae, @austinc3301, @ChrisArmstrong) cite the same sources, with information concentrated on September 8–10

2026-09-08 ~ 2026-09-10 · 8 related posts

Full story(11 episodes)→

• Episode 1: Sanders Bill Would Permanently Ban Superintelligence, With Up to 20 Years in Prison(2026-09-04, 21 posts)
• Episode 2: Sanders: Rogue Superintelligence Is All Humanity's Problem(2026-09-04, 3 posts)
• Episode 3: UK Parliament Sees World's First Anti-Superintelligence Bill as US Follows Suit(2026-09-08, 8 posts)
• Episode 4: Sanders Moves to Ban Superintelligence, Sparking AI Debate(2026-09-09, 3 posts)
• Episode 5: 71 UK Lawmakers Back Bill to Ban Superintelligent AI(2026-09-12, 10 posts)
• Episode 6: Viral Claim: Sanders AI Bill Would Jail Frontier AI Developers Up to 20 Years(2026-09-12, 12 posts)
• Episode 7: Sanders Proposes Bill to Ban Superintelligence and Pause Advanced AI(2026-09-12, 2 posts)
• Episode 8: Sanders Proposes 20-Year Prison Terms for ASI Developers(2026-09-14, 2 posts)
• Episode 9: Jensen Huang on Ezra Klein Show: Shut down labs that can't control their models(2026-09-23, 27 posts)
• Episode 10: Sanders Bill Proposes Permanent Ban on Superintelligence, Up to 20 Years in Prison(2026-09-23, 23 posts)
• Episode 11: Sanders ASI Ban Bill Draws Fire from Safety Researchers and Sacks(2026-09-26, 5 posts)

• [source] UK MP introduces world's first bill to ban superintelligent AI development — gaganghotra_ · 2026-09-08
• First-Ever Bill to Ban Superintelligent AI Introduced in UK Parliament, US Follows — GenericNameRandomNum · 2026-09-10
• [source] US and UK Lawmakers Push Bills to Ban Superintelligent AI Development — GenericNameRandomNum · 2026-09-10

5 near-duplicate retellings: Chris_Armstrong · DavidSKrueger · austinc3301 · zetalyrae · GenericNameRandomNum