Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AI
By: Joey Cappelletti; AP News Two leading progressive lawmakers, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar, are unveiling legislation Wednesday that would ban artificial superintelligence and create a federal agency to oversee advanced AI as some of the industry’s own leaders urge Congress to impose guardrails on the advancing technology. The bill, provided first to The Associated Press, would also pause
HuffPost Q&A With Bernie Sanders About Responding To The Threat Of AI
By: Arthur Delaney; HuffPost “There have been a number of scientists who have been warning about that for years, but I think the American people are catching on,” the senator said. Members of Congress are beginning to grapple with how to regulate artificial intelligence as voices within the tech industry increasingly warn the technology poses major dangers, even as they
Sanders proposes ban on ‘artificial superintelligence’ after rogue AI incidents
By: Ian Duncan; The Washington Post The Vermont senator said potential future versions of AI posed great risks and needed to be restricted by the government. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) called Thursday for the United States to ban so-called artificial superintelligence, saying a summer hacking spree by rogue OpenAI agents had revealed the dangers of
‘USPS isn’t delivering for Vermont’: Congressional delegation complains to postmaster general about mail issues
By: Erin Petenko; VTDigger Vermont’s members of Congress posed a series of questions to the Postal Service about what it’s doing to retain staff and prevent delays. Vermont’s congressional delegation has received more than 2,000 complaints from constituents about mail service so far this year, the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner on Friday. “As you
Bernie Sanders, labor leaders warn of AI risks for workers
By: Julia Shapero; The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and the leaders of several major labor unions warned Thursday about the risks AI poses to workers amid concerns about the technology’s ability to replace jobs. Sanders, who is pushing for a moratorium on data center construction, argued that AI could displace both blue-collar and white-collar workers. “How the hell do
The Dam Breaks: Democratic Senators Overwhelmingly Reject Arms Sales to Israel
By: Matt Sledge; The Intercept Despite their defeat by Senate Republicans, bills seeking to block arms sales to Israel found widespread Democratic support. Democratic senators overwhelmingly voted to block bomb and bulldozer sales to Israel on Wednesday, in a reflection of the Jewish state’s plummeting stock among party rank-and-file and growing anger over the war with Iran. The Democratic votes
