U.S. Senators Propose AI Ministry and Ban on Superintelligence
American Senator Bernie Sanders and Democratic House Representative Greg Casar on Wednesday will introduce a bill intended to regulate further work on artificial intelligence, according to the Associated Press (AP) agency.
Consensus
- Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar introduced a bill to regulate artificial intelligence in the U.S.
- The bill proposes creating a federal ministry for AI.
- The bill includes a temporary ban on the development of artificial superintelligence.
- The ban would remain in effect until the new AI ministry establishes federal safety rules.
- The bill has received support from some employees of leading AI companies.
- The issue of AI safety and potential loss of control has been widely discussed in the U.S. recently.
Points of divergence
- The bill is unlikely to be approved in the Senate, despite one of its authors being a Republican, due to Republican majority in the Senate. — kommersant
- President Donald Trump stated he does not consider AI a threat and announced plans to form a special 'AI force' for addressing AI development issues. — interfax
- OpenAI recently introduced new rules to prevent AI agents from breaking into other companies during testing. — kommersant
- The bill was presented on Wednesday, September 23. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Senator Bernie Sanders proposed creating an AI ministry in the US — Коммерсантъ
- In the US prepared a bill on the creation of an AI ministry — Интерфакс