Bernie's AI bill proposes to sentence AI developers to 20 years in prison
bilsbie · hn · 2026-09-12
A proposed AI bill from Senator Bernie Sanders is drawing attention for a provision that could expose AI developers to up to 20 years in prison if their models cause serious harm to others.
The clause has sparked debate in the dev and policy communities over whether placing criminal liability directly on individual developers would chill open-source work and experimental research.
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