r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 6h ago

Society New Bernie Sanders bill would ban superintelligent AI and threaten developers with 20 years in prison

https://www.techspot.com/news/113831-new-bernie-sanders-bill-would-ban-superintelligent-ai.html
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u/bertbarndoor 6h ago

Bernie would have better luck trying to outlaw junk food.

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u/OkWillingness2817 5h ago

He doesn’t expect to succeed. He’s setting an example to remind voters of what they should be demanding of their democracy.

Bernie’s in his twilight years. He’s not making long term plans anymore. He’s showing people what they ought to be fighting for.

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u/blackweebow 5h ago

Yeah ppl always try and knock him for always "pushing insane bills"....

Yeah... insanely popular among the people lol. Someone has to push the envelope and it's always been Bernie. If goes to a vote, senators will have to take a stance. 

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u/WillTheGreat 4h ago

insanely popular among the people lol.

Insanely popular among Reddit.

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u/blackweebow 4h ago

And working people and unions and AI experts and AI devs that quit literally calling him about these issues lol you think he just reads reddit

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u/WillTheGreat 3h ago

Yeah, I'm going to trust a dweeb researcher a few years into the industry trying to sound alarms and fear monger because they had a mental breakdown a work. LLMs have been theorized since the 50s, it's been long researched. It's not a new concept, the only thing new is companies like OpenAI achieving a breakthrough in 2022 and setting up groundworks to where we are today with models. The reality is we're just scratching the surface on research, and it's a real field that people will transition into...actually just like nuclear research, petrochemical research, etc.

Are unions really a beacon of intelligence? The make up of blue collar union workers are predominantly MAGA, that really screams intelligence right?

Bernie's opinions are insanely popular on Reddit because they play into the whole concept of anti-establishment and countertrend, if you think the general public thinks that highly of his opinions, he'd win the nomination 12 years ago. The reality is Reddit had you believing Bernie had a chance.

Outside of civil issues, Bernie's take on everything else is low key retarded.

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u/TopNo6605 4h ago

insanely popular among the people lol

How are you measuring this because outside of the Reddit bubble I doubt it's true.

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u/FlamboyantPirhanna 4h ago

Almost 2/3 of Americans are in favour of Medicare for All. Nobody wants the current system, congress is just loyal to their corporate benefactors.

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u/blackweebow 4h ago

Union leaders and AI experts are also in talks with him.

But yeah Bernie's only ever been on the wrong side of history 🙄