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Comment by Greg Casar

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U.S. Representative from Texas; Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
If we allow artificial superintelligence to be built it could risk the security freedom and lives of Americans. We need to ban the development of superintelligence so we never get to the place where there are machines that go beyond humans’ ability to shut them down.
AI Verified (Sep 3, 2026)
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Greg Casar, interviewed by Ian Duncan in The Washington Post, “Sanders proposes ban on ‘artificial superintelligence’ after rogue AI incidents,” September 3, 2026.
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Ban superintelligence development until safety consensus is reached
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AI Verified Casar explicitly says superintelligence development must be banned to avoid systems humans cannot shut down, directly addressing the full statement’s proposed safety-contingent ban. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Correct answer is for: “We need to ban the development of superintelligence” explicitly supports the linked ban statement; vote author Greg Casar matches the quote author. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified The Washington Post page dated 2026-09-03 reproduces both stored sentences verbatim at line 26 and attributes them directly to Greg Casar in an interview. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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