AIFIRST Bernie Sanders proposes legislation to ban AI exceeding human cognitive abilities
The brief
Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced legislation that would ban AI systems defined as exceeding human cognitive abilities, with criminal penalties of up to 20 years in prison.
Key points
- Critics in the AI community note the definition is broad enough to encompass many existing local models in specific domains.
- The proposal has reignited debate about how lawmakers should define and regulate advanced AI.
Sources
- redditreddit.com