# It Does Not Take a Genius to Slow AI Down by Bernie Sanders > “It doesn’t take a genius to say, ‘slow [artificial-superintelligence development] down.’” > **— Bernie Sanders**, *Artificial-superintelligence legislation, September 23, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Published source:** [Artificial-superintelligence legislation, September 23, 2026](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/sen-bernie-sanders-unveils-bill-to-ban-artificial-superintelligence-and-create-department-of-ai) — direct or near-primary publication carrying the attributed statement. - **Article placement:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] quotes this statement in its analysis of AI danger, public competence, strategic acceleration and machine succession. - **Exact original excerpt:** “It doesn’t take a genius to say, ‘slow it down.’” - **Editorial treatment:** The bracket restores the antecedent of “it” from Sanders's bill to ban artificial superintelligence and pause advanced development; it does not generalize his sentence to every use of AI. Square brackets identify editorial language; the exact unmodified wording remains above in this source record. - **Context:** Sanders compresses his proposed artificial-superintelligence ban and advanced-development pause into its clearest public form; the source article then tests that simplicity against international capability competition. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse|Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI Transition Governance|AI Transition Governance]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Bernie Sanders|Bernie Sanders]] - [[wiki/AI Moratorium|AI Moratorium]] - [[wiki/Public Veto on AI|Public Veto on AI]] - [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - [[wiki/Superintelligence|Superintelligence]] - [[wiki/AI Superpower|AI Superpower]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “It doesn’t take a genius to say, ‘slow [artificial-superintelligence development] down.’” — Bernie Sanders, Artificial-superintelligence legislation, September 23, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bernie-sanders-it-does-not-take-a-genius-to-slow-ai-down ```