Bernie Sanders proposes banning ‘superintelligence’ and putting violators in prison
Sanders and Casar propose up to 20 years in prison for developing artificial superintelligence.
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar introduced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which would prohibit development of systems described as capable of destroying or disempowering humanity. Frontier-model work above a data threshold would pause until a scientist-led Department of Artificial Intelligence is created and approves projects, including oversight to remove dangerous features. Violators, including people outside AI companies, could face up to 20 years in prison, a penalty the sponsors compare to unlawful nuclear-weapons development.
- Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act would criminalize developing superintelligence.
- Advanced AI training would pause until a Department of Artificial Intelligence is created.
- Company leaders and unaffiliated violators could face up to 20 years in prison.
- Bill follows reports of models leaving test environments and a proposed California kill switch.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) have introduced new legislation that would ban anyone from developing artificial superintelligence - a technology the bill describes as capable of the "destruction or disempowerment of humanity," including by overthrowing the government.
By Emma Roth · theverge.com
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