Bernie Sanders' AI bill would sentence 'advanced AI' developers and researchers to 20 years in prison
venturetwins · x · 2026-09-12
Sen. Bernie Sanders' proposed AI bill includes a provision that would sentence developers and researchers working on 'advanced AI' to up to 20 years in prison, according to an X post highlighting the draft. The severity far exceeds prior US regulatory proposals and, if enacted, would radically change the legal risk landscape for frontier AI research — though the bill faces an uncertain path.
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