# Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar propose AI ‘superintelligence’ ban with 20-year prison penalty

https://mins.news/en/item/71440

- NBC News, 2026-09-23 22:51 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/bernie-sanders-greg-casar-propose-ai-superintelligence-ban-20-year-jai-rcna599460

> Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar have introduced legislation that would ban AI “superintelligence,” with violations punishable by up to 20 years in prison. The bill would also create a Cabinet-level secretary of AI to regulate artificial intelligence.

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