Artificial superintelligence should be banned by law

Artificial intelligence research, products, and impact across society.

The frameworks, policies, and standards that guide the responsible development, deployment, and oversight of artificial intelligence systems.

Policy debates over how governments should oversee and restrict frontier AI development.

The field of preventing harm from advanced AI systems, spanning alignment, evaluation, and decisions to slow or withhold models whose capabilities outpace their safeguards.

Proposed US federal bill introduced in September 2026 by Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar that would permanently ban artificial superintelligence, pause advanced AI development until federal safety rules exist, and create a cabinet-level Department of Artificial Intelligence.