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Bernie Sanders· 1 source · Sep 23, 2026Story

Sanders Bill Would Ban Superintelligence and Create AI Oversight Agency

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, are pushing legislation that would permanently prohibit the development and deployment of artificial superintelligence whi… — by Andrew Powell

News· Sep 23, 2026

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Rachel Meyers·Sep 23, 2026Top commentA new oversight agency risks slowing useful AI work on medicine and climate without addressing labs outside the US.

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Bernie Sanders· Tech · 8 sources · Sep 23, 2026Story

Sanders, Casar Unveil Plan to Ban Superintelligent AI

A Sanders-Casar bill unveiled Sept. 23, 2026, would permanently ban AI able to exceed human cognition or destroy humanity, with prison terms up to 20 years.

Tech· Sep 23, 2026

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Derek Foss·Sep 23, 2026Top commentPushing a total ban like this risks slowing down medical and tech advances that could help people.

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Bernie Sanders· 1 source · Sep 17, 2026Story

Senate Stalls AI ‘Kill Switch’ Proposal as Lawmakers Debate Regulation

Sen. John Kennedy’s push to require artificial intelligence companies to install emergency “kill switches” was blocked in the Senate after fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul objected… — by Andrew Powell

News· Sep 17, 2026

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Priya Raman·Sep 17, 2026Top commentForcing companies to build in emergency stops sounds reasonable on paper but risks slowing down useful AI development without clear evidence of the threat.

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Bernie Sanders· Tech · 1 source · Sep 15, 2026Story

Sanders urges Trump-Xi treaty to pause advanced AI and ban superintelligence

Bernie Sanders wants Trump and Xi to pause advanced AI and ban superintelligence. Trump says America already leads, calls new limits a hoax that would help China, and points to existing authority.

Tech· Sep 15, 2026

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Sam Okafor·Sep 15, 2026Top commentTrump has the stronger point that America should not tie its own hands while Beijing keeps racing ahead.

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Bernie Sanders· Politics · 5dStory

Trending meme mocks Bernie Sanders on oligarch dinners

Meme Wars: trending on the Right today.

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Bernie Sanders· Tech · 278 sources · Sep 8, 2026Story

AI Safety Debate Widens Over Risks and U.S.-China Rivalry

Leadership seminar at the University of Limerick asks whether time is the currency of leadership and how accelerating pace and AI may shape decisions and culture; other items cover a fatal crime in Gia Lai and the ensuing investigation, a growing public debate over AI safety and recursive self-improvement, and widespread anti-immigrant protests across Europe alongside related domestic political activism in the UK.

Tech· Sep 8, 2026

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Bernie Sanders· Reporting · 1 source · Nov 7, 2024Story

Bernie Sanders Torches Dems: ‘Abandoned Working Class People’

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is laying into the Democratic Party. “It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned…

Reporting· Nov 7, 2024

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Bernie Sanders· Reporting · 1 source · Aug 1, 2024Story

Sanders, Manchin Join Forces With Senate Republicans To Block Child Tax Credit Bill

The Senate failed to pass the bipartisan tax bill that expands child tax credits on Thursday, despite it overwhelmingly passing the House earlier this year. Independent Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Joe Manchin of…

Reporting· Aug 1, 2024

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Bernie Sanders· Reporting · 1 source · Jul 13, 2024Story

‘Enough!’: Bernie Sanders Goes To Bat For Biden, Says Dems Need To ‘Stop Bickering And Nit-Picking’

Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders expressed his continuing support for President Joe Biden in the 2024 election in a New York Times op-ed published Saturday. Sanders, who opposed Biden for the Democratic…

Reporting· Jul 13, 2024

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