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Sanders and Casar push bill to ban superintelligence and pause advanced AI
The proposal would permanently bar artificial superintelligence and impose a temporary federal pause until a regulator sets safety rules.
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar announced forthcoming legislation that would permanently ban artificial superintelligence and temporarily pause advanced AI development until federal regulators publish safety requirements, according to Yahoo Finance. The bill also calls for the United States to pursue international agreements and sets penalties for violations, positioning AI oversight as a new compliance and enforcement regime. The outlet notes the bill’s text was not released when the sponsors made the announcement. The proposal has potential implications for major AI investors including Microsoft and Amazon, which both fund frontier models and provide AI-related cloud and software products. Yahoo Finance frames Microsoft’s positioning around enterprise distribution through Azure and Copilot, while also noting a potential downside that a broad definition of advanced AI could delay model releases or raise compliance costs. For Amazon, the outlet points to AWS and Bedrock, custom Trainium chips, and its $18 billion minority investment in Anthropic as key channels tied to AI development. Yahoo Finance also highlights that Amazon management expects about $220 billion in 2026 capital spending, while warning that a regulatory pause could extend the timeline for monetizing infrastructure and affect where workloads run.