Sanders-Casar 'Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act' is AI authoritarianism

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar introduced the 'Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act,' featuring up to 20-year jail terms, an indefinite pause on AI development, and a cabinet-level Department of Artificial Intelligence. R Street Institute criticizes it as destructive to innovation, competition, and national security.

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