Sanders introduces bill to permanently ban superintelligence; MIRI endorses
ESYudkowsky · x · 2026-09-24
Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced legislation to permanently ban artificial superintelligence and pause advanced AI development until clear safety rules are in place, citing leading experts' warnings that AI is escaping human control.
Safety research org MIRI (Berkeley) publicly endorsed the act, saying it directly confronts the extinction threat facing humanity, with Yudkowsky amplifying the statement.
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