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Republican Wants Senate to Pass AI ‘Kill Switch’-How Could That Work?

Senator John Kennedy's proposal could offer Congress one of its most immediate opportunities to implement a key AI safety measure.

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Allegheny County Council proposes bill that could regulate AI use in political campaign materialsMembers of Allegheny County Council on Tuesday introduced a bill that would require political candidates to disclose their use of artificial intelligence in campaign materials, an effort aimed at preventing voters from being misled by AI-generative content. If passed, the ordinance would establish disclosure requirements for AI-generated campaign content…

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Can we keep AI from risking national security?Utah Rep. Celeste Maloy introduced a bill to study advanced AI systems for nuclear and national security risks before they become a crisis.

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A conversation with Congressman Jay Obernolte on artificial intelligenceFor now, GAAIA is imperfect, but it is a step in the right direction in taking a proactive approach to the challenges that AI is beginning to present.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AISen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar are introducing legislation that would ban artificial superintelligence, pause development of advanced AI systems and create a new Department of Artificial Intelligence. The proposal comes as prominent AI executives and researchers increasingly warn about potentially catastrophic risks from rapidly advancing…

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Employees at AI companies back Bernie Sanders bill cracking down on developmentSen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar are pushing to halt advanced artificial intelligence development and establish a new Cabinet-level AI agency.

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Bernie Sanders Introduces Promised Bill To Pause AI DevelopmentThe bill by Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) would create a new Department of Artificial Intelligence.

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Bernie Sanders proposes banning ‘superintelligence’ and putting violators in prisonSen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar have introduced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, a bill that would prevent companies from developing technology capable of the “destruction or disempowerment of humanity.”

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Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar propose AI ‘superintelligence’ ban with a 20-year jail penaltyNew legislation authored by Sen. Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Casar, D-Texas, also calls for a Cabinet-level secretary of AI to regulate artificial intelligence.

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