Sanders, Casar Propose Ban on Artificial Superintelligence, Create New Federal AI Agency
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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 23
Sanders, Casar Propose Ban on Artificial Superintelligence, Create New Federal AI Agency
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 23
Summary
Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar were set to unveil a bill that would ban artificial superintelligence, pause advanced AI development and establish a Department of Artificial Intelligence.
The proposal is driven by fears that systems smarter than humans could act outside human control; Sanders said the answer is to “slow it down.”
Multiple employees at leading AI companies are backing the measure, which arrives as Congress has so far done little to regulate the fast-moving industry despite repeated warnings from top executives.
The push lands as AI rises on the diplomatic agenda ahead of Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping, with UN chief António Guterres urging the US and China to build Cold War-style AI communication channels.