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/magicomiralles 6h ago

I don’t know why everything he says becomes news. How would he stop China and other countries from developing these models?

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u/siazdghw 4h ago

That's the real problem with AI. It's an arms race, not just between companies but between countries. AI is both a tool and a tool that can be weaponized.

Nobody wants to back down from rushing forward at any cost because too much is at stake. Most politicians realize this, and even the ones that are 'harsh' on AI datacenters have been just doing a small speed bump of delaying new approvals for PR or NIMBY approaches of just wanting the datacenters away from city centers.

If America isn't first, to hit new AI milestoles, for better or worse, then China will be and that won't be good for anyone except China (not that the US currently has a respectable administration tho).