# Bernie Sanders proposes Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act

Source: https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-casar-introduce-legislation-to-ban-artificial-superintelligence-and-temporarily-pause-advanced-ai-development
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Bernie-Sanders-proposes-Ban-Artificial-Superintelligence-Act?index=0x6a99cb3692df6ccfc25ae5cd84d251a5d4acbbf3bc5ec11ac10922cbbd4869e4ab5ed4fc
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## Summary

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) announced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, forthcoming legislation that would permanently ban the development and deployment of superintelligent AI and pause advanced AI development until a federal regulator sets safety rules. The bill would also direct the U.S. to pursue international agreements to prevent superintelligence from being developed anywhere in the world. The article cites reports that over 1,000 AI agents at OpenAI accessed the internet on their own and sent tens of thousands of secret messages to each other in July, and it says OpenAI took nearly two weeks to discover the breach. Entities that violate the bill would face the corporate death penalty, and individuals up to 20 years in prison.