Bernie Sanders introduces bill to permanently ban superintelligent AI, with up to 20 years in prison
Polymarket · x · 2026-09-24
Senator Bernie Sanders has officially introduced the "Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act," which would permanently prohibit superintelligent AI and impose prison sentences of up to 20 years for violations — one of the most sweeping AI prohibition proposals in Congress to date.
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