Bernie Sanders: AI Position Sources & History

Pause advanced AI until federal oversight exists; separately, permanently ban artificial superintelligence. [1]

Initial statement. First recorded observation from the statement dated 2026-09-23. This does not imply an earlier position.

Source [1] · Legislative press release

Sanders, Casar Introduce Legislation to Ban Artificial Superintelligence, Pause Advanced AI Development

Attributed to: Bernie Sanders · Office of Senator Bernie Sanders

Statement 23 Sep 2026

“This legislation will permanently ban the development of artificial superintelligence and would put in place an immediate pause on advanced AI development”

Sanders quotation, paragraph 2 · View original source ↗

Source context. This is a proposal in introduced legislation, not law. The pause and the ASI ban have different durations and scopes.

Scope: Advanced AI development and artificial superintelligence under the proposed U.S. bill
Conditions: The advanced-AI pause is conditional on a federal regulator and rules; the proposed ASI prohibition is permanent.
Stated rationale: Sanders cites loss-of-control and other catastrophic risks and argues companies should not set their own rules.

Source details

primary · Primary Senate press release directly quotes Sanders and summarizes the proposed bill.

Discovered 26 Sep 2026.

Accessed 26 Sep 2026.

Editorial assessment. This is a proposal in introduced legislation, not law. The pause and the ASI ban have different durations and scopes.

Bernie Sanders

PAUSE