Sanders to introduce bill banning superintelligence; Berman calls ban '100% wrong'
0xsachi · x · 2026-09-10
US Senator Bernie Sanders announced upcoming legislation to ban superintelligence and pause AI development, arguing that the technology's own builders admit it could threaten humanity's future.
AI commentator Matthew Berman quote-shared the post to push back: banning superintelligence is "100% the wrong answer," and US regulation won't stop other countries from developing AI. He added that politicians will regulate — it's their job — but they generally have little knowledge of how AI actually works.
The exchange captures the head-on clash between legislative-pause advocates and the view that unilateral US regulation is futile.
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