Introduce and support legislation to temporarily pause advanced AI development until a federal AI regulator has established safety rules and a model review process.

Bernard Sanders · Vermont · Independent

policy impact 0.80 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 95%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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The Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act would permanently ban the development and deployment of superintelligent AI and temporarily pause advanced AI development until a federal regulator has established safety rules.

The announced legislation would pause advanced AI development until federal safety rules are in place.

NEWS: Sanders, Casar to Introduce Legislation to Ban Artificial Superintelligence and Temporarily Pause Advanced AI Development  » Senator Bernie Sanders
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Evidence

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Sanders announced forthcoming Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act legislation. His office said it would pause advanced AI development until a federal AI regulator has safety rules and a model review process.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official Senate evidence shows Sanders publicly supported and announced a bill framework matching the commitment, but the release described it as forthcoming rather than a formally introduced bill with a bill number.

partial same_term A for effort

NEWS: Sanders, Casar to Introduce Legislation to Ban Artificial Superintelligence and Temporarily Pause Advanced AI Development  » Senator Bernie Sanders
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Axios reported Sanders said he and Greg Casar “will soon be introducing legislation” to pause advanced AI and ban superintelligence.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the Sept. 10-12 lookback window, reporting indicates the proposal was still prospective, with congressional leaders showing little urgency and no completed legislative outcome yet.

partial same_term A for effort

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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

Sanders materially advanced and publicly supported a legislative proposal matching the promise: the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act framework would pause advanced AI development until a federal regulator establishes safety rules and review processes. However, current evidence describes the bill as forthcoming or soon to be introduced, with no confirmed formal bill introduction or enacted outcome as of September 12, 2026. That supports partial credit rather than full delivery, with an effort badge for a serious legislative push during the same Senate term.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%