Sanders and Casar introduce bill to ban artificial superintelligence and pause advanced AI development

Sanders introduces bill to ban artificial superintelligence and pause AI

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar announced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act on Sept. 3. The bill would permanently ban development and deployment of superintelligent AI and temporarily pause advanced AI work until a federal regulator sets safety rules. It also directs the U.S. to pursue international agreements to prevent superintelligence anywhere. Sanders said Big Tech leaders publicly admit they are losing control of their technology. The post does not specify technical thresholds, pause duration, or penalties.

Why it matters: Sanders introducing a formal bill to ban superintelligence and pause advanced AI development is a major policy signal. The bill has concrete mechanisms (permanent ban + temporary pause + international coordination), not just rhetoric. Score capped below 85 because the full pre...