S. 5493

Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026

Sponsor: Bernard Sanders · 0 cosponsors

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Introduced Sep 23
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Introduced Sep 23
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sep 23)

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Sec. 1. Short title

Sec. 2. Findings

Sec. 3. Definitions

Sec. 4. Department of Artificial Intelligence

Sec. 5. Secretary of Artificial Intelligence

Sec. 6. Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board

(a) Establishment. There is an advisory board to provide independent scientific and technical advice to the Secretary on matters relating to the scientific and technical basis for the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department.

(b) Designation. The board established by subsection (a) shall be known as the Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board (in this section the Board).

(c) Composition. The Board shall be composed of such members as the Secretary selects from among those that the Secretary considers experts in the field of artificial intelligence or other matters the Secretary considers relevant to the purpose of the Board as described in subsection (a).

Sec. 7. Employee matters

Sec. 8. Pause on development of advanced artificial intelligence

Sec. 9. Prohibitions and limitations

Sec. 10. Actions against systems exhibiting superintelligence precursor characteristics

Sec. 11. Disclosure

Sec. 12. Charters for advanced artificial intelligence

Sec. 13. Penalties

Sec. 14. Prohibition against retaliation

Sec. 15. International coordination and policy

Sec. 16. Federal funding