U.S. lawmakers propose 20-year prison term for banned superintelligent AI development

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar announced the proposed Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which would prohibit development and deployment of AI systems that rival or surpass human abilities and impose penalties of up to 20 years in prison for individuals, plus a "corporate death penalty" for companies. The bill would temporarily pause advanced AI development until a new cabinet-level federal regulator establishes safety rules, and would direct the United States to pursue international agreements and consider export controls to prevent superintelligent AI development worldwide. Casar said superintelligent AI "could risk the security, freedom, and lives of Americans.

U.S. lawmakers propose 20-year prison term for banned superintelligent AI development U.S. https://qazinform.com/tag/usa Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar have announced the proposed Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which would prohibit the development and deployment of AI systems that rival or surpass human abilities across a broad range of tasks, reports a Qazinform https://qazinform.com/ News Agency correspondent. The proposal would also cover systems capable of planning and carrying out actions that disempower humanity, including undermining the U.S. https://qazinform.com/tag/usa government. Advanced AI https://qazinform.com/tag/artificial-intelligence development would be temporarily paused until a new federal regulator establishes safety rules and procedures for reviewing models. “The future of humanity cannot be left in the hands of a handful of Big Tech oligarchs,” Sanders said. “The American people and people throughout the world must determine that future.” Casar warned that superintelligent AI https://qazinform.com/tag/artificial-intelligence “could risk the security, freedom, and lives of Americans.” He added: “Congress should immediately ban AI https://qazinform.com/tag/artificial-intelligence systems too powerful to control.” According to the lawmakers’ published summary https://www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/Ban-Artificial-Superintelligence-Act-Release-Summary.pdf of the proposed act, a new cabinet-level agency would monitor powerful AI https://qazinform.com/tag/artificial-intelligence systems for dangerous capabilities throughout their development and use. It would oversee the removal of capabilities such as evading shutdown commands or conducting unauthorized cyberattacks, and supervise the destruction of prohibited systems. An expert advisory board would provide independent scientific and technical advice. The proposal sets penalties for attempts to violate or evade its restrictions. Individuals could face up to 20 years in prison, while companies could face what the summary calls a “corporate death penalty.” It would also direct the United States https://qazinform.com/tag/usa to seek international agreements, coordinate with allies and consider export controls aimed at preventing the development of superintelligent AI https://qazinform.com/tag/artificial-intelligence worldwide. Earlier, Qazinform https://qazinform.com/ News Agency reported https://qazinform.com/news/trump-dismisses-ai-fears-amid-china-race-96d296 that U.S. https://qazinform.com/tag/usa President Donald Trump https://qazinform.com/search results?q=trump dismissed growing concerns about the risks of artificial intelligence, saying Washington must maintain its technological lead over China.