Bernie Sanders Moves to Outlaw AI Superintelligence

Bernie Sanders Moves to Outlaw AI Superintelligence

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar introduced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act to permanently prohibit systems surpassing human intelligence and pause advanced AI until federal safety rules exist. The bill cites summer 2026 rogue agent incidents and sets nuclear-style penalties including corporate dissolution.

Trump fought unelected bureaucrats. Now they're being coded into immortality

President Donald Trump’s administration scored a quiet diplomatic win this week. G20 innovation ministers reached consensus on the Carolina Principles for Emerging Technologies, endorsing pro-innovation policy frameworks, foundational research, commercialization, and trusted deployment. The instinct is sound: Washington should not treat every new technology as an excuse to build another regulator. But as government itself […]

Bernie Sanders Says 'We Can't Allow' AI Billionaires To 'Play God': Bill Threatens 'Corporate Death Penalty'

Sen. Bernie Sanders advocates for stricter AI regulations, proposing a ban on artificial superintelligence to prevent tech oligarchs from controlling AI’s future.

Trump Says Lead on Superintelligence — Sanders Wants to Ban It

Self-described democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders and progressive Rep. Greg Casar on September 3 announced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, legislation to permanently ban the development and deployment of artificial “superintelligence.”

Sanders, Casar Want to Outlaw AI ‘Superintelligence’ and Pause Advanced AI

Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar are preparing legislation to ban AI superintelligence and temporarily pause advanced AI development pending federal rules. Read more →

US AI Policy Whiplash: Sanders-Casar ASI Ban vs G20 Carolina Principles

The United States policy landscape for artificial intelligence underwent a sharp divergence in early September 2026. Within a 48-hour window, the federal government shifted from the international endorsement of a non-binding, sector-based regulatory framework to the announcement of proposed legislation that would mandate the prohibition of advanced AI systems. On September 1-2, the G20 Carolina […]