Sanders AI bill would sentence 'advanced AI' developers to 20 years in prison
TinfoilTricorn · x · 2026-09-12
A viral post highlights that Bernie Sanders' proposed AI bill reportedly includes criminal penalties of up to 20 years in prison for developers and researchers working on "advanced AI" — a provision the AI community is mocking and pushing back against.
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