Sanders calls for banning artificial superintelligence

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is pushing legislation that would permanently ban the development and deployment of artificial superintelligence while temporarily pausing development of other advanced AI systems until new federal safety rules are established. 

"Nearly every day, there is a frightening new story about how Big Tech companies are losing control of the technology they are developing, with potentially cataclysmic results,” Sanders said. “The leaders of the major AI companies publicly acknowledge that they do not fully understand the technology and that it is escaping their control. It is irresponsible for society to allow them to move forward and make these products even more advanced."

The proposal would create a new federal agency to oversee advanced AI and track systems for dangerous capabilities. 

It would also seek international agreements aimed at preventing the development of superintelligence worldwide.