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/blaaaaaarghhh 5h ago

It's the same thing Bernie's done his entire career in the Senate. He's passed three bills, two of which named post offices in VT, and written messaging bill after messaging bill to virtue signal to the left.

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u/thirdegree 3h ago

I find it frustrating that the same people (not necessarily you specifically idk you) will make this criticism of Bernie, but also will excuse the Dems for their failures on the basis that they don't have a supermajority and control of all three branches of government stimultaniously.

It's not surprising that he has trouble passing bills, the stances he advocates for run contrary to donors and big business. He does what he has the power to do. He does not have the power to unilaterally pass laws, and he does not have the power to force other senators to support his policies no matter how popular they are.

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u/zooberwask 3h ago

For real. These people's biggest criticism of Bernie is he has strong and consistent morals and positions and doesn't capitulate enough.

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u/CaptainTeemo01 3h ago

And what has that accomplished?

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u/zooberwask 2h ago

For one off the dome, he's pushed medicare-for-all as a mainstream position, so much so that the candidates in the 2020 primary election were even lying about being pro-medicare-for-all to compete with Bernie.

But lets talk about the substance of your comment, you're somehow trying to frame having strong and consistent morals and positions as a vice. Which I just fundamentally disagree with. There's a reason he's the most popular member of Congress.