Sandeliers-Sanders AI bill proposes ban on recursive self-improvement
erikphoel · x · 2026-09-24
US Rep. Greg Casar and Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced AI legislation highlighted by one key provision: a ban on "recursive self-improvement" — preventing AI systems from autonomously improving their own capabilities. It marks one of the most direct congressional attempts to regulate frontier AI capability escalation.
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