Sanders and Casar propose a permanent U.S. ban on superintelligence
Their bill would pause systems trained above a computing threshold, create a Department of AI and expose individual violators to prison terms of up to 20 years.
TLDR
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar have introduced legislation that would permanently ban building or deploying artificial superintelligence in the United States. The proposal would also immediately pause advanced systems trained with at least 10^25 operations until a new Department of AI is staffed and establishes rules. Individuals who violate the restrictions could face up to 20 years in prison, while companies could lose their charters and assets. The bill has support from several AI-lab employees speaking personally, but it faces long odds in the Republican-controlled Congress.
Sanders and Casar propose a permanent U.S. ban on superintelligence
Their bill would pause systems trained above a computing threshold, create a Department of AI and expose individual violators to prison terms of up to 20 years.
TLDR
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar have introduced legislation that would permanently ban building or deploying artificial superintelligence in the United States. The proposal would also immediately pause advanced systems trained with at least 10^25 operations until a new Department of AI is staffed and establishes rules. Individuals who violate the restrictions could face up to 20 years in prison, while companies could lose their charters and assets. The bill has support from several AI-lab employees speaking personally, but it faces long odds in the Republican-controlled Congress.
