Sanders bill would ban artificial superintelligence with 20-year prison terms
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-09-25
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar unveiled legislation to ban artificial superintelligence, pause development of the most advanced AI systems, and create a federal Department of Artificial Intelligence, with penalties up to 20 years in prison. The author calls it fear-driven, bipartisan legislation that would hurt rather than help.
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