Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026 (S. 5493) on Slow down AI development

Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026 (S. 5493)

U.S. Senate bill introduced in 2026 to pause advanced AI development and prohibit artificial superintelligence.

“Mandatory pause” means, with respect to an artificial intelligence system, that the artificial intelligence system may not be trained, modified, or fine-tuned, including through recursive self-improvement. [...] During the period set forth in subsection (b)—(1) each advanced artificial intelligence system shall be subject to a mandatory pause; and (2) no unreleased advanced artificial intelligence system may be deployed during this period.

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Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026 (S. 5493), introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders on September 23, 2026, §§3(4) and 8(a). Official U.S. Government Publishing Office bill text.

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AI Verified The bill text defines a mandatory pause as no training/modification/fine-tuning and pauses advanced AI systems; it directly supports slowing AI development. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified The stored 'for' vote matches the bill’s mandatory pause on training/modification and deployment of advanced AI systems. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified Official GovInfo text for S. 5493 contains the stored mandatory-pause definition and §8 pause/deployment wording; bill-title attribution and date match. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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