US Democrats Push Superintelligence Ban: Up to 20 Years in Prison for Individuals, Forced Dissolution for Companies — Penalties Rival Illegal Nuclear Weapons Development
Arizona Representative Yassamin Ansari said on November 4 that pausing advanced AI development, regulating the industry, and banning artificial superintelligence should top the Democrats' day-one agenda after their midterm wins. The vehicle is the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, introduced in September by Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar, which would impose up to 20 years in prison for reckless violations and create a cabinet-level Department of Artificial Intelligence. The proposal matters because it would be the harshest AI regulation ever proposed in the US, though it still faces the Senate filibuster and a likely presidential veto.
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