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Ten Democrats, including AOC, back AI superintelligence ban

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Parks, M. (2026, September 25). Ten Democrats, including AOC, back AI superintelligence ban. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/4742484/ten-democrats-aoc-back-ai-superintelligence-ban/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-09-25 · by Molly Parks

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Prominent Democrats including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ro Khanna have backed a bill proposed by Senator Bernie Sanders that would ban artificial superintelligence and establish a Department of Artificial Intelligence to regulate it. The bill, co-sponsored by ten other House members, aims to define artificial superintelligence as AI models surpassing human cognitive abilities across most tasks and domains. Representative Yassamin Ansari emphasized the need for regulation to prevent potential dangers from uncontrolled AI development. Sanders warned that waiting to act until after an AI-induced crisis could be catastrophic.
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In early 2023, 10 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA), supported a bill introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to ban artificial superintelligence. The bill defines this technology as an AI model that surpasses human cognitive abilities across most tasks. It also proposes the creation of a new federal agency called the "Department of Artificial Intelligence" to regulate these models. Other co-sponsors include Reps. Analilia Mejia (D-NJ), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Chuy Garcia (D-IL), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), and Nydia Velazquez (D-NY). The legislation aims to halt the development of advanced AI models until this new agency is established.

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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 and capabilities across most domains or tasks.”
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🔮 Several prominent House leftists, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA), backed a bill that would ban artificial superintelligence.
2026-09-25 · Washington Examiner
Ten Democrats, including AOC, back AI superintelligence ban · assertive framing

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Several prominent House leftists, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA), backed a bill that would ban artificial superintelligence. asserted
that → include → 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 and capabilities across most domains or tasks.” asserted
that → introduce → domains
It would also create a federal “Department of Artificial Intelligence” to regulate the models. asserted
It → create → models
Both Ocasio-Cortez and Khanna are co-sponsoring the act, along with Reps. Analilia Mejia (D-NJ), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Chuy Garcia (D-IL), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), and Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), according to Politico. uncertain
Cortez → co → Politico
“We absolutely have to slow down and regulate the advancement of dangerous AI technologies that have the potential to spiral out-of-control and threaten humanity,” Ansari said. asserted
Ansari → have → humanity
The legislation introduced by Sanders and Casar would pause AI frontier model development until their proposed federal agency on AI is created. “ asserted
agency → introduce → AI
In my view, we cannot simply sit by idly and wait for advanced AI to cause the next 9/11 or Chernobyl or a global pandemic or a financial crisis before we take action to protect the American people and, of course, the people of the world,” Sanders said Wednesday. asserted
Sanders → sit → world
The duo’s bill is one of the strictest bills on AI to emerge in the wake of the federal conversation over how to regulate the technology. asserted
bill → emerge → technology
AI has been a hot topic on Capitol Hill in September, after Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon quit his role and warned of the existential threat of AI. asserted
Coxon → quit → AI
The leaders of multiple frontier model labs, including Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Sam Altman of OpenAI, and Elon Musk of xAI, subsequently joined the conversation and called for a national slowdown in frontier model development and federal regulation on AI. asserted
leaders → include → AI
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