Comment by Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026 (S. 5493)

“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.