Sanders Unveils Bill to Ban Artificial Superintelligence and Create Federal AI Agency
fortune · reddit · 2026-09-24
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar introduced legislation to ban artificial superintelligence, pause advanced AI development until guidelines exist, and create a federal Department of Artificial Intelligence. Several employees at leading AI labs endorse the bill. Sanders: "It doesn't take a genius to say 'slow it down.'" President Trump has resisted oversight calls, setting him against tech leaders like Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk who back guardrails.
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