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Sanders bill would ban superintelligence and create a Department of AI

Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar’s superintelligence ban would also pause advanced AI until a new Department of AI sets rules. Violators could face up to 20 years in prison.

Tarun Mottlia

Via TNW | Government-policy

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Sanders bill would ban superintelligence and create a Department of AI
Image: Senator Bernie Sanders speaking at Stanford University in February 2026.

Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar have introduced a bill to permanently ban artificial superintelligence in the US. The Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act would also pause work on the most advanced AI. And it would create a Department of Artificial Intelligence.

The two lawmakers introduced the bill on Wednesday. They gave it first to the Associated Press, whose Joey Cappelletti reported it. Sanders is an independent from Vermont. Casar, a Texas Democrat, chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

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