On September 3, US Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar rolled out their proposal for the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act. The initiative targets strict federal limits on building and deploying the most powerful AI systems.

What happened

Sanders and Casar announced their intention to push for the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act. According to Sanders' office, the proposal is still in the works, but they released an outline of its main provisions. The bill hasn't officially been introduced in Congress yet.

What's in the proposal

Here's what the announcement includes:

  • A permanent ban on developing and deploying artificial superintelligence;
  • A temporary halt on creating advanced AI systems until federal safety regulations are established.

Status

The initiative is still at the announcement stage: key points have been published, but the full bill hasn't been submitted to Congress for consideration.