# Sanders asks AI giants to pause development, warning of congressional intervention

> Source: <https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6020192-sanders-presses-ai-leaders-pause/>
> Published: 2026-08-10 16:07:01+00:00

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is pressing the leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta to pause development of artificial intelligence in the wake of recent hacking incidents, warning Congress will intervene if needed. In a letter sent Monday to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Sanders argued AI development…