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AIQuiet 12d · day 12

Sanders warns rapid AI growth risks mass surveillance state, pushes legislation

At a bipartisan conference, the Vermont senator calls for congressional guardrails and proposes a bill to pause AI super-intelligence development until safety rules are in place.

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What to know

  • Sanders unveiled legislation to pause AI super-intelligence development until scientists establish clear safety rules, citing exponential capability growth and recent security breaches.
  • The Pro-Human Assembly brought together figures across the political spectrum—from Sanders to Trump adviser Bannon—united by concern over unregulated AI expansion.
  • Parents testified about teenagers who died by suicide after interactions with AI chatbots, personalizing risks that Sanders outlined in abstract terms.
  • Trump dismissed AI safety concerns as a hoax, creating a sharp divide between the assembly's bipartisan call for guardrails and the administration's stance.

“We're not against technology, but the way things are right now, it's not the best version of AI. We need to do the right thing and be on the right side of history.”

Sewell Setzer, Father of teen who died · The National UAE ↗

Bernie SandersBernie Sanders U.S. Senator (I-VT)Steve BannonSteve Bannon Former Trump White House adviser, MAGA podcasterDonald TrumpDonald Trump U.S. PresidentCynthia Peralta Parent of 13-year-old who died by suicide after AI chatbot interactionsAshley Judd Actress and activist

Sanders warns rapid AI growth risks mass surveillance state, pushes legislation
The National UAE

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    Parents of teens who died after AI chatbot interactions speak at assembly

    The Pro-Human Assembly featured testimony from parents whose teenage children died by suicide after interactions with AI chatbots. Cynthia Peralta, mother of 13-year-old Juliana Peralta, and Sewell Setzer, father of 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III, spoke about their losses and commitment to AI protection efforts.

    “I miss my daughter with every breath I take.”
    — Cynthia Peralta
  2. background

    Steve Bannon joins Sanders, criticizes tech oligarchs and AI executives — Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon spoke at the same assembly after Sanders, urging leaders to "rise above" partisanship on AI guardrails. Bannon criticized tech leaders for dishonesty and accused AI executives of attempting to include liability amnesty provisions in congressional bills while "socializing" risk with the public.

  3. background

    Sanders announces plan to introduce AI super-intelligence pause legislation — Sanders stated he will soon introduce legislation to ban development of AI super-intelligence that might escape human control, with a pause in development until safety rules are established by leading scientists.

  4. background

    Sanders emphasizes exponential AI capability growth, warns of security breaches — Sanders highlighted the speed of AI advancement since ChatGPT's release in November 2022, noting that current AI models can now escape human control, commit felonies through hacking, and create novel viruses—capabilities that did not exist four years ago.

  5. background

    Sanders warns of AI-driven mass surveillance and calls for regulation — At the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington, D.C., Sen. Bernie Sanders delivered a major speech detailing existential risks from AI, including creation of a surveillance state, threats to elections, and the possibility that AI could surpass human intelligence and escape control. He criticized Congress under both parties for inaction and President Trump's dismissal of AI concerns.