Bernie Sanders Bill Would Ban Superhuman AI Permanently, With Up to 20 Years in Prison
KyeGomezB · x · 2026-09-05
Senator Bernie Sanders introduced a bill to permanently ban AI systems that surpass human intelligence, with violators facing up to 20 years in prison. The quote-tweet mocking the bill ('ban senators dumber than a computer') reflects the AI community's largely skeptical reaction to one of the most aggressive superintelligence regulatory proposals to date.
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