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Twenty years in prison for writing code: Bernie Sanders wages nuclear war on AI

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has proposed legislation that would impose a 20-year prison sentence for writing code, according to the Washington Examiner, which frames the measure as part of a broader anti-AI agenda. The proposal represents Sanders's latest and most sweeping move against artificial intelligence.

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Twenty years in prison for writing code: Bernie Sanders wages nuclear war on AI
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Artificial intelligence has plenty of critics. But Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is quickly establishing himself as something more ambitious. He appears to be building the foundation for an entire anti-AI agenda.

His latest proposal may be the most extraordinary yet.

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