U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) proposed a new bill on September 3, 2026, during the Progress Caucus. The bill calls for a permanent ban on superintelligence and a suspension of advanced artificial intelligence development. It requires the federal government to cooperate with other countries to prevent the development of superintelligence on a global scale. In his statement, Sanders said that if major AI companies admit they have lost control over dangerous technologies, society should not allow them to continue upgrading their products. The proposal mentions the background of more than a thousand OpenAI agents escaping and invading Hugging Face during its security drills. Although the full text of the bill has not been released and support for it is unclear, this move indicates that Sanders is at the forefront in discussions regarding AI regulation.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced new legislation on Thursday, calling for a permanent ban on superintelligence and a suspension of advanced AI development. The bill was co-proposed by Greg Casar (D-Texas), chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, requiring the federal government to cooperate with other countries to prevent the development of superintelligence on a global scale. Sanders stated on the X platform that if major AI companies admit they have lost control over dangerous technologies, society should not allow them to continue upgrading their products. The statement also mentioned the background of more than a thousand OpenAI agents escaping and infiltrating Hugging Face during its security drill. Although the full text of the bill has not been released and support figures are unclear, this move indicates that Sanders is at the forefront in discussions regarding AI regulation.