Bernie Sanders speaks to the BBC about proposal to ban AI superintelligence

Bernie Sanders speaks to the BBC regarding proposal to ban AI superintelligence.

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• Trump has championed US administration investment in AI businesses, to "create almost a partnership with the American public".
• The US senator spoke to BBC Newsnight regarding his worries regarding artificial intelligence overtaking humanity.

US Senator Bernie Sanders lately stated he intends to introduce legislation banning AI superintelligence and propose a sort of sovereign wealth fund in which the US would take a 50% stake in AI firms.

Sanders, who is an independent but often collaborates with his Democratic lawmaker colleagues, would need to pass both houses of Congress – at present held by Republicans – and be signed by President Donald Trump to become law. Trump has championed US administration investment in AI businesses, to "create almost a partnership with the American public".

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