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

> Source: <https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4719604/bernie-sanders-ai-ban-prison-sentences-prohibited-superintelligence-greg-casar/>
> Published: 2026-09-10 15:00:00+00:00

[Artificial intelligence](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/artificial-intelligence) has plenty of critics. But Sen. [Bernie Sanders](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/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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