Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Sanders Urges Trump and Xi to Pause Advanced AI Development
Several technology leaders said companies should slow down the development of very powerful artificial intelligence.
Dario Amodei said AI could create serious risks, including losing control of AI systems.
He also warned that AI could be misused for cyberattacks and bioterrorism.
Sam Altman agreed that AI companies should carefully manage how quickly the technology improves.
Elon Musk also said Amodei was right.
Senator Bernie Sanders said slowing down is only a first step.
He wants the United States and China to negotiate a treaty pausing advanced AI development.
Sanders also wants to ban superintelligent AI that could act beyond human control.
Senator Bernie Sanders urged Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to negotiate a treaty pausing advanced AI development.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and xAI CEO Elon Musk agreed that AI progress should slow.
Amodei cited risks including loss of control, cyberattacks, bioterrorism, and economic disruption.
Sanders said slowing AI is insufficient and called for a ban on superintelligent AI.
Sanders previously introduced legislation seeking a permanent ban on AI systems operating independently beyond human control.
- Who
- Senator Bernie Sanders, Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and Xi Jinping.
- What
- Sanders urged Trump and Xi to negotiate a treaty pausing advanced AI development and banning superintelligence, following calls from three technology leaders to slow AI progress.
- When
- Sanders made the remarks on Sunday, after the technology leaders agreed the previous day to slow AI development.
- Where
- Sanders made his remarks in a post on X; the proposed negotiations would take place at an upcoming AI summit.
- Why
- The proposal was driven by concerns about losing control of AI, cyberattacks, bioterrorism, and serious economic disruption.
Pause and Regulation Advocates
Continued AI Development
Pace of AI progress
Pause and Regulation Advocates
Bernie Sanders and the three technology leaders cited the need to slow or carefully pace AI development because of potentially serious risks.
Continued AI Development
The article does not present a specific opposing statement arguing that AI development should continue at its current pace.
Superintelligent AI
Pause and Regulation Advocates
Sanders called for a treaty banning superintelligence and introduced legislation seeking a permanent ban on systems operating independently beyond human control.
Continued AI Development
The article does not report a response opposing Sanders's proposed ban.
- Main proposal
- Negotiate a treaty to pause advanced AI development and ban superintelligence.
- U.S. senator
- Bernie Sanders.
- Technology leaders supporting slower progress
- Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk.
- Risks identified
- Loss of control, cyberattacks, bioterrorism, and serious economic disruption.
- Related legislation
- Sanders introduced a bill seeking a permanent ban on superintelligent AI.
- Proposed negotiating leaders
- Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.