{"id":469610,"date":"2026-09-09T13:32:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T20:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=469610"},"modified":"2026-09-09T13:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T20:32:41","slug":"bernie-sanders-proposes-a-ban-artificial-super-intelligence-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=469610","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders Proposes a \u201cBan Artificial Super-intelligence Act\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by<\/strong> Eric Worrall<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

h\/t MarkW<\/a> \u2013 More evidence fear of AI is displacing the failed climate scare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sanders pushes \u2018death penalty\u2019 for crucial US industry that could give advantage to foreign adversaries<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The proposed law would create a Cabinet-level agency authorized to physically destroy non-compliant tech systems<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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By Alec Schemmel<\/a> Fox News<\/a>
Published 

Sen. Bernie Sanders<\/a>, I-Vt., and Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, introduced legislation Thursday seeking to hit American artificial intelligence developers with a \u201ccorporate death penalty\u201d and up to 20 years in prison\u2014 a move critics warn will hand a crucial edge in the global AI arms race to Beijing and Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act would temporarily halt advanced AI development and establish a Cabinet-level federal agency authorized to oversee the physical destruction of non-compliant tech systems, likening advanced AI creation to the unlawful development of nuclear weapons. The measure explicitly targets systems capable of matching or exceeding human cognitive performance\u2014specifically outlawing any AI model that exhibits the capacity to subvert shutdown commands, execute unauthorized cyberattacks<\/a>, or undermine the U.S. government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But while progressives frame the measure as an urgent check<\/a> on \u201cAI oligarchs,\u201d experts are warning that imposing sweeping criminal penalties on U.S. firms will severely handicap domestic innovation, while foreign adversaries will be able to continue expanding their capabilities unchecked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tech companies found attempting to circumvent the federal prohibition would face a \u201ccorporate death penalty\u201d\u2014an unprecedented enforcement mechanism that strips a firm\u2019s legal authority to conduct business in the United States. Individual software engineers, researchers or executives found in violation could face up to 20 years in federal prison.<\/strong>

\u2026Read more: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/sanders-pushes-death-penalty-crucial-us-industry-critics-advantage-foreign-adversaries<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Bernie Sanders\u2019 press release;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NEWS: Sanders, Casar to\u202fIntroduce Legislation to Ban Artificial Superintelligence and Temporarily Pause Advanced AI Development <\/h3>\n\n\n\n