Sanders and Bannon both call for curbs on AI at 'Pro-Human' gathering in Washington

In prepared remarks released by his office, Sanders said he and Rep. Greg Casar will introduce legislation next week to prohibit development of superintelligent AI, halt advanced AI work until safety rules exist, and hold companies and chief executives accountable for violations. He urged President Donald Trump to seek a treaty with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the same terms, likening it to Cold War arms control, and restated his proposals for a federal moratorium on AI data centers and public appointment of half of AI company board seats.

Bannon accused AI executives of seeking to keep profits while shifting the technology's risks onto the public, and called for executive action to slow development, NBC News reported. He told NPR the next day that he disagrees with Trump, who has said the only guardrail AI needs is a smart president. Bannon said he favors an oversight body modeled on the Atomic Energy Commission and wants China cut off from U.S. AI chips and technology.

NBC reported that other speakers included Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Rep. Chip Roy and actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ashley Judd.