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Sanders Pushes Superintelligence Ban as AI Regulation Becomes a Cross-Partisan Fight

September 15, 2026 at 19:26 EDT

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Sen. Bernie Sanders used a Washington gathering on September 15 to sharpen his campaign against unchecked AI development, saying he will introduce legislation with Rep. Greg Casar next week to permanently ban artificial superintelligence and pause advanced AI development until federal safety rules are in place. The move turns a long-running critique of Big Tech wealth and power into a direct legislative fight over who controls frontier AI systems.

Sept. 15, 2026 · AI regulation

The AI fight moves to Congress

Bernie Sanders is pairing a proposed superintelligence ban with a broader push to shift AI power away from a small group of technology companies.

Public pressure, shown to scale

20 years

Maximum individual penalty in the proposed ban

50%

Stock transfer proposed for large AI companies

$7T

Estimated size of the proposed public fund

Policy path

BanProhibit artificial superintelligence

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PauseStop advanced AI until safety rules exist

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RegulateCreate a cabinet-level AI agency

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NegotiatePursue international limits

Why supporters back it

They see binding rules as a way to keep humans in control and give workers, communities and the public a direct stake in AI's gains.

Why critics object

They warn that broad pauses may be hard to define, hard to enforce globally and vulnerable to political gridlock.

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