# Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act **Entity class:** Announced U.S. legislative proposal **Date in source:** 3 September 2026 **Maturity:** Developing ## Status and proposed design Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar [announced an intention to introduce](https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-casar-introduce-legislation-to-ban-artificial-superintelligence-and-temporarily-pause-advanced-ai-development/) this legislation on 3 September 2026. The sponsors' release summary proposes a prohibition on developing or deploying artificial superintelligence, a temporary pause on advanced AI development pending a new federal regulator, monitoring and capability-removal authority, penalties, and pursuit of international agreements. At the time of [[articles/war with empire/The Real No Kings Moment and Who Wrote the Super-intelligence Ban|the source article]], it was a forthcoming package described by its sponsors, not an enacted law; final statutory text and agency interpretation were not available. The sponsor summary's “exhibits or can easily be modified to exhibit” language is central to the article's [[wiki/Definitional Valve|definitional-valve]] argument. It may distribute burdens unevenly between open and closed model architectures. A categorical closed-lab exemption is not established. ## Relationships - **Sponsors:** Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar announced the proposal through a U.S. Senate press release and sponsor summary. - **Advocacy connection:** [[wiki/ControlAI|ControlAI]] says it consulted on the American package; this does not erase the separate sponsors or prove authorship of final text. - **Comparison:** [[wiki/Artificial Superintelligence Security Bill|The UK bill]] is a distinct parliamentary proposal with a different legislative status. - **Analytical route:** [[wiki/Definitional Valve|Definitional Valve]] and [[wiki/Cognitive Non-Domination|Cognitive Non-Domination]] are developed in [[articles/war with empire/The Real No Kings Moment and Who Wrote the Super-intelligence Ban|the article]] within [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]]. ## Primary documents - [Sponsor release summary](https://www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/Ban-Artificial-Superintelligence-Act-Release-Summary.pdf) - [Sanders–Casar announcement](https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-casar-introduce-legislation-to-ban-artificial-superintelligence-and-temporarily-pause-advanced-ai-development/)