9 October 2026
Sanders and Casar propose banning artificial superintelligence
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- Senators Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar, both Democrats, have proposed a bill called the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act.
- Artificial superintelligence means AI systems that would far surpass human ability across most tasks.
- The proposal is considered a radical position, but it is gaining some support within the Democratic Party.
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The Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act and its growing support