The Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act would... temporarily pause advanced AI development until a federal regulator has established safety rules.
Temporarily pause advanced AI development until a federal AI regulator establishes safety rules and a model review process.
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Evidence
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Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar announced forthcoming legislation that would temporarily pause advanced AI development until a federal regulator establishes safety rules and a model review process.
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Executive Order 14409 set a voluntary frontier-model framework and stated it did not authorize mandatory licensing, preclearance, or permitting for new AI models.
Assessments
The promised federal outcome has not been delivered: there is no enacted temporary pause on advanced AI development, no new federal AI regulator administering binding safety rules, and no mandatory model review process. Casar did materially support an aligned effort by joining Sanders in announcing the forthcoming Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act on September 3, 2026, but the available evidence shows it was proposed or forthcoming legislation, not enacted law. Existing Executive Order 14409 is voluntary and expressly does not create mandatory licensing, preclearance, or permitting. This warrants failed-delivery treatment with an effort badge, not partial or full delivery.