U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar introduced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which seeks to prohibit development of AI described as capable of destroying or disempowering humanity. The Verge reports that the proposal would expose violators to up to 20 years in prison; it is a bill, not enacted law.

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