MIRI Endorses Casar-Sanders Bill to Ban Superintelligence as 74% See AI Extinction Risk
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Updated · intelligence.org · Sep 30
MIRI Endorses Casar-Sanders Bill to Ban Superintelligence as 74% See AI Extinction Risk
1 articles · Updated · intelligence.org · Sep 30
Summary
MIRI called the Casar-Sanders “Bill to Ban Superintelligence” the first legislative proposal with a real chance to sharply cut AI extinction risk and said it includes steps toward an international ban.
Rogue AI incidents, Jacob Coxon’s resignation from Anthropic, and slowdown calls from AI CEOs and more than 1,000 employees helped drive what MIRI described as a rapid shift in mainstream debate.
Politico polling cited by MIRI found 74% of Americans see at least a moderate chance AI could destroy humanity, excluding “don’t know” responses, while 61% support pausing AI development.
MIRI said concern is spreading across political and public institutions, pointing to warnings or slowdown calls from senators in both parties, Pope Leo XIV, media editorial boards, and figures including Bill Gates and Barack Obama.
The group said it is now shifting more resources toward policy work and congressional briefings, arguing the window for governments to act may be closing as recent misalignment incidents grow more severe.