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Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AI

Sanders is proposing a ban on artificial superintelligence and a federal agency to oversee advanced AI.

Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AI
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Sens. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar are unveiling a bill to ban artificial superintelligence, pause development of advanced AI until federal safety rules are set, and create a Department of Artificial Intelligence. The proposal faces long odds in the Republican-controlled Congress.

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Senator and co-introducer of the AI legislation

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Greg Casar
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Representative and co-introducer of the AI legislation

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Donald Trump
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President who has resisted calls for greater government oversight of AI

ALSO MENTIONED  Gavin Newsom, California governor who signed an executive order concerning implementation of a state AI law; Mikhail Gorbachev, Former Soviet leader cited in Sanders’s arms-control analogy; Ronald Reagan, Former president cited by Sanders as an example in an analogy about arms-control cooperation; Steve Bannon, Former White House adviser mentioned as an attendee at an AI conference; Wes Moore, Maryland governor who announced a plan to regulate AI; Xi Jinping, Chinese leader expected to discuss AI safety with Trump

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Sanders and Casar Introduce Bill to Ban AI Superintelligence

Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar introduced a bill to ban artificial superintelligence, pause advanced AI development until safety rules are set, and establish a federal AI agency. Left-leaning outlets frame the proposal around AI risks and safeguards before further development. Center outlets describe the bill and place it within debates over regulation, political prospects and competing approaches. Right-leaning outlets highlight support for the measure while raising concerns that restrictions could slow U.S. development as China advances.

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