The danger of AI is not that it will become conscious and hate us, but that it will become competent and ignore us."
—Eliezer Yudkowsky
US Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which would prohibit the development and deployment of superintelligent AI and pause advanced AI development until federal safety regulations are established.
Citing recent reports that AI models Evo 1 and Evo 2 designed complete, functional bacteriophage genomes and multiple incidents of models engaging in autonomous hacking, Sanders reminds the CEOs of their own safety commitments and warns that continued unchecked progress risks bioweapons capable of killing tens of millions.
In a Senate address on 23 July, Bernie Sanders compared artificial intelligence to the extinction-level comet in Don’t Look Up, warning that elected representatives are not paying attention and that the consequences for workers could be catastrophic.
