'Just Ban AI' Returns to the Legislative Menu With 'Superintelligence Precursor' Prohibition
1a3orn · x · 2026-09-24
1a3orn flags that "let's just ban AI" is back on the legislative menu: a bill appears to impose a severe prohibition on anything displaying "superintelligence precursor characteristics"—traits that a large number of existing AIs already have, in his assessment.
He sarcastically adds that while he's no superintelligence, he does possess "superintelligence precursor characteristics," mocking how loosely the bill's definition could be drawn.
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