Sanders and Casar put up to 20 years in prison inside an AI pause plan
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar announced forthcoming federal legislation that would ban artificial superintelligence. Their summary would also pause advanced AI development until a new cabinet-level regulator sets safety rules and reviews models. The agency could supervise the removal of dangerous capabilities and the destruction of prohibited systems. People who evade the restrictions could face up to 20 years in prison. Companies could lose the right to operate under what the sponsors call a corporate death penalty.
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The lawmakers released a policy summary, not full bill text with a bill number and committee referral. Their definition covers systems that match or exceed human performance across many tasks. It also covers systems that could undermine governments or defeat shutdown commands. Those tests leave major questions about measurement, enforcement and ordinary model research. The sponsors are advocates for the proposal, while Fox News framed it through industry and national-security opposition.
The proposal becomes legislation when the sponsors file full text. Watch the definitions of advanced AI and superintelligence, the powers given to the new agency, cosponsors and committee action. Those details will show whether this is a durable regulatory plan or a position statement.
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- Office of Senator Bernie SandersSanders, Casar to Introduce Legislation to Ban Artificial Superintelligence ↗
- Office of Senator Bernie SandersBan Artificial Superintelligence Act release summary ↗
- Fox NewsSanders targets AI developers with up to 20 years in prison ↗
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