AOC, nine other House Dems sign on to AI superintelligence ban

Ten Democrats, including AOC, back AI superintelligence ban

Several prominent House leftists, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA), backed a bill that would ban artificial superintelligence. The bill, introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in the upper chamber and Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) in the lower chamber, defines artificial superintelligence as an artificial intelligence model that “exceeds human cognitive performance […]

Progressive Democrats Establish Prohibitionist Left Flank on Artificial Superintelligence

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and nine other House Democrats have joined as co-sponsors of the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, marking a hardening of positions within the Democratic caucus regarding the trajectory of frontier model development. This move consolidates support for a restrictive regulatory framework, even as the specific identities of the nine additional co-sponsors remain undisclosed. […]

AOC, nine other House Dems sign on to AI superintelligence ban

A group of 10 Democrats has signed on to Rep. Greg Casar’s (D-Texas) bill that would ban superintelligence and pause advanced AI development until a vetting regime could be stood up. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), both of whom are mulling a 2028 presidential run,…