Bloomington, Indiana Bans Superintelligent AI, Hoping 350 Other Cities Will Follow
kimmonismus · x · 2026-11-15
Bloomington, Indiana has passed a ban on "superintelligent AI" and is pushing a coalition hoping 350+ other cities will follow. Sponsors explicitly aim to create "a massive regulatory burden" for AI companies through city-level policies — a rare example of municipal legislation targeting frontier AI developers.
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