Bernie Sanders Floats Ban On Superintelligent AI

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced new legislation Thursday calling for a permanent ban on superintelligence and a renewed pause on advanced AI development, becoming the first prominent American politician to propose such a ban as Big Tech releases increasingly powerful AI models.

“Sen. Bernie Sanders I-VT announced new legislation Thursday calling for a permanent ban on superintelligence alongside a renewed demand for a pause on advanced AI development,” Axios https://www.axios.com/2026/09/03/bernie-sanders-superintelligence-ban-ai-pause reports. “Sanders is the first prominent American politician to call for an outright ban on superintelligence as Big Tech companies release increasingly powerful AI models that they themselves admit they may not be able to control.”