Democrats are pushing to put America’s AI industry under federal control, with prison time for those who violate a superintelligence ban

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BREAKING: 🇺🇸 Democrats face a push for a “day 1” ban on AI superintelligence, with up to 20 YEARS in prison for violators.

Arizona Rep. Yassamin Ansari says a pause on advanced AI and a ban on artificial superintelligence must be “top of the Democratic agenda on day 1.”

A bill that would do exactly that was introduced by Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar in September.

Under the bill:

– Developing or deploying superintelligent AI would be banned

– Advanced AI development would pause until a new federal regulator sets rules and a model review process

– A new cabinet-level AI department would monitor frontier models and oversee removing dangerous capabilities, like ignoring shutdown commands

– Companies that try to get around it would face the “corporate death penalty”

– Individuals would face up to 20 years in prison

AI and data centers were a “crucial or major factor” for 56% of voters in the midterms, per an NBC News exit poll.

Tech is about to get hammered in Congress / Democrats have promised to drag CEOs to testify under oath and investigate corporate influence.

Tech CEO hearings. Tougher AI and data center guardrails. Investigations of Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts. The gates are open for Democrats once they regain control of committee gavels come January after a historic win of majorities in both the House and Senate on Tuesday.

“LAWYER UP,” the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee wrote on X in a message aimed at the Trump administration as well as “corporate corruption” shortly after networks like NBC News projected Democratic control of the House. “Subpoenas,” Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) posted. It’s clear tech executives will also be caught in Democrats’ crosshairs. “They are going to need to plant new forests for all of the subpoenas we’ll be printing,” Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) posted in response to a comment that asked, “Live televised trials of Big Tech executives when?”

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