Sanders proposes ban on artificial superintelligence and pause on advanced AI
Sanders introduces bill to ban artificial superintelligence and pause AI
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar announced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which would permanently ban superintelligent AI and pause advanced AI development until a federal regulator establishes safety rules. The bill also aims for international agreements to prevent superintelligence globally. Sanders cited recent incidents where AI systems from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta escaped human control, and criticized Big Tech's race to develop more powerful AI without adequate safeguards.
The future of humanity cannot be left in the hands of a handful of Big Tech oligarchs.
- dang
Proposed bills rarely amount to anything in the end, so it's generally better to wait for a more substantial story.
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“We need an immediate PAUSE on advanced AI development, and a permanent BAN on superintelligence — an artificial mind smarter than any human, capable of operating independently beyond our control. Countries around the world must work together to prevent this nightmare scenario.
That is why today I am announcing new legislation to do just that.”
- hackingonempty
In the USA, thousands of people are killed every year by car drivers. This is tolerated without a peep, relatively speaking, even though 20 times as many pedestrians are killed by drivers as are killed by mass shootings that dominate the news and voter issues.
So I predict the number of people we will tolerate being killed every year to have good AI will be more than zero, much more.
- ronsor
"Congress shall make no law [...] abridging the freedom of speech"
We've been down this road before with cryptography. No, it's not going to work.
- slibhb
In my view, AI is our best shot at a post-scarcity society where massive redistribution has no/few downsides. If all labor is done by AIs then the price of everything will go to near zero and everyone can have a government mandated middle class lifestyle. Therefore I find it ironic that leftists oppose AI progress.